diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/ecmap/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/ecmap/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
index 3b2129f3..69dc4a4 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/ecmap/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/ecmap/EventuallyConsistentMapImpl.java
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledExecutorService;
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
@@ -154,9 +153,10 @@
                         groupedThreads("onos/ecm", mapName + "-bg-%d")));
 
         // start anti-entropy thread
-        backgroundExecutor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new SendAdvertisementTask(),
-                                               initialDelaySec, periodSec,
-                                               TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+        //FIXME need to re-enable
+//        backgroundExecutor.scheduleAtFixedRate(new SendAdvertisementTask(),
+//                                               initialDelaySec, periodSec,
+//                                               TimeUnit.SECONDS);
 
         updateMessageSubject = new MessageSubject("ecm-" + mapName + "-update");
         clusterCommunicator.addSubscriber(updateMessageSubject,