diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
index ac7f6bc..c1fef07 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/ECLinkStore.java
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 /**
  * Manages the inventory of links using a {@code EventuallyConsistentMap}.
  */
-@Component(immediate = true, enabled = false)
+@Component(immediate = true, enabled = true)
 @Service
 public class ECLinkStore
     extends AbstractStore<LinkEvent, LinkStoreDelegate>
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
index c3c2aa9..767ede5 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
  * Manages inventory of infrastructure links in distributed data store
  * that uses optimistic replication and gossip based techniques.
  */
-@Component(immediate = true)
+@Component(immediate = true, enabled = false)
 @Service
 public class GossipLinkStore
         extends AbstractStore<LinkEvent, LinkStoreDelegate>