diff --git a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/StorageManager.java b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/StorageManager.java
index 8eb138a..f56b6e8 100644
--- a/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/StorageManager.java
+++ b/core/store/primitives/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/primitives/impl/StorageManager.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.store.primitives.impl;
 
+import static org.onosproject.security.AppGuard.checkPermission;
+import static org.onosproject.security.AppPermission.Type.STORAGE_WRITE;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -44,9 +46,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.service.AtomicValueBuilder;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMapBuilder;
-import org.onosproject.store.service.DistributedQueueBuilder;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.DistributedSetBuilder;
-import org.onosproject.store.service.WorkQueue;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.EventuallyConsistentMapBuilder;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.LeaderElectorBuilder;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.MapInfo;
@@ -55,15 +55,13 @@
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageAdminService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.TransactionContextBuilder;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.WorkQueue;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.WorkQueueStats;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
 
-import static org.onosproject.security.AppGuard.checkPermission;
-import static org.onosproject.security.AppPermission.Type.*;
-
 /**
  * Implementation for {@code StorageService} and {@code StorageAdminService}.
  */
@@ -137,12 +135,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public <E> DistributedQueueBuilder<E> queueBuilder() {
-        checkPermission(STORAGE_WRITE);
-        return new DefaultDistributedQueueBuilder<>(federatedPrimitiveCreator);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public AtomicCounterBuilder atomicCounterBuilder() {
         checkPermission(STORAGE_WRITE);
         return new DefaultAtomicCounterBuilder(federatedPrimitiveCreator);