diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
index dc42773..6a96c01 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStore.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
 
-import static com.google.common.cache.CacheBuilder.newBuilder;
 import static org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent.Type.MASTER_CHANGED;
 
 import java.util.Map;
@@ -20,12 +19,8 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.common.AbsentInvalidatingLoadingCache;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.common.AbstractHazelcastStore;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.common.OptionalCacheLoader;
 
-import com.google.common.base.Optional;
-import com.google.common.cache.LoadingCache;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.hazelcast.core.ILock;
 import com.hazelcast.core.IMap;
@@ -53,9 +48,6 @@
     //collection of nodes. values are ignored, as it's used as a makeshift 'set'
     protected IMap<byte[], Byte> backups;
 
-    //TODO - remove
-    //private LoadingCache<DeviceId, Optional<NodeId>> masters;
-
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ClusterService clusterService;
 
@@ -68,11 +60,7 @@
         rawTerms = theInstance.getMap("terms");
         backups = theInstance.getMap("backups");
 
-        //TODO: hook up maps to event notification
-        //OptionalCacheLoader<DeviceId, NodeId> nodeLoader
-        //= new OptionalCacheLoader<>(kryoSerializationService, rawMasters);
-        //masters = new AbsentInvalidatingLoadingCache<>(newBuilder().build(nodeLoader));
-        //rawMasters.addEntryListener(new RemoteMasterShipEventHandler(masters), true);
+        rawMasters.addEntryListener(new RemoteMasterShipEventHandler(), true);
 
         log.info("Started");
     }
@@ -253,27 +241,26 @@
 
     //adds node to pool(s) of backup
     private void backup(NodeId nodeId, DeviceId deviceId) {
-        //TODO might be useful to isolate out
+        //TODO might be useful to isolate out this function and reelect() if we
+        //get more backup/election schemes
     }
 
-    private class RemoteMasterShipEventHandler extends RemoteCacheEventHandler<DeviceId, NodeId> {
-        public RemoteMasterShipEventHandler(LoadingCache<DeviceId, Optional<NodeId>> cache) {
-            super(cache);
-        }
+    private class RemoteMasterShipEventHandler extends RemoteEventHandler<DeviceId, NodeId> {
 
         @Override
         protected void onAdd(DeviceId deviceId, NodeId nodeId) {
+            //only addition indicates a change in mastership
             notifyDelegate(new MastershipEvent(MASTER_CHANGED, deviceId, nodeId));
         }
 
         @Override
         protected void onRemove(DeviceId deviceId, NodeId nodeId) {
-            notifyDelegate(new MastershipEvent(MASTER_CHANGED, deviceId, nodeId));
+            //notifyDelegate(new MastershipEvent(MASTER_CHANGED, deviceId, nodeId));
         }
 
         @Override
         protected void onUpdate(DeviceId deviceId, NodeId oldNodeId, NodeId nodeId) {
-            notifyDelegate(new MastershipEvent(MASTER_CHANGED, deviceId, nodeId));
+            //notifyDelegate(new MastershipEvent(MASTER_CHANGED, deviceId, nodeId));
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
index 81ddce0..b2c0e2e 100644
--- a/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/store/hz/cluster/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/DistributedMastershipStoreTest.java
@@ -6,18 +6,23 @@
 import static org.onlab.onos.net.MastershipRole.*;
 
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterEventListener;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ClusterService;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode.State;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipEvent.Type;
+import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipStoreDelegate;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.MastershipTerm;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
@@ -40,7 +45,6 @@
     private static final DeviceId DID1 = DeviceId.deviceId("of:01");
     private static final DeviceId DID2 = DeviceId.deviceId("of:02");
     private static final DeviceId DID3 = DeviceId.deviceId("of:03");
-    private static final DeviceId DID4 = DeviceId.deviceId("of:04");
 
     private static final IpPrefix IP = IpPrefix.valueOf("127.0.0.1");
 
@@ -191,6 +195,28 @@
         assertEquals("wrong role for node:", NONE, dms.getRole(N1, DID2));
     }
 
+    @Ignore("Ignore until Delegate spec. is clear.")
+    @Test
+    public void testEvents() throws InterruptedException {
+        //shamelessly copy other distributed store tests
+        final CountDownLatch addLatch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+
+        MastershipStoreDelegate checkAdd = new MastershipStoreDelegate() {
+            @Override
+            public void notify(MastershipEvent event) {
+                assertEquals("wrong event:", Type.MASTER_CHANGED, event.type());
+                assertEquals("wrong subject", DID1, event.subject());
+                assertEquals("wrong subject", N1, event.master());
+                addLatch.countDown();
+            }
+        };
+
+        dms.setDelegate(checkAdd);
+        dms.setMaster(N1, DID1);
+        //this will fail until we do something about single-instance-ness
+        assertTrue("Add event fired", addLatch.await(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS));
+    }
+
     private class TestDistributedMastershipStore extends
             DistributedMastershipStore {
         public TestDistributedMastershipStore(StoreService storeService,