diff --git a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/atomix/impl/AtomixManager.java b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/atomix/impl/AtomixManager.java
index 8e6b9c0..1135fda 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/atomix/impl/AtomixManager.java
+++ b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/atomix/impl/AtomixManager.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 /**
  * Atomix manager.
  */
-@Component(immediate = true, service = AtomixManager.class)
+@Component(immediate = true, enabled = false, service = AtomixManager.class)
 public class AtomixManager {
     private static final String LOCAL_DATA_DIR = System.getProperty("karaf.data") + "/db/partitions/";
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());