diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java
index 7b4a4b5..e9c9ad7 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import org.onlab.util.GuavaCollectors;
-import org.onlab.util.Tools;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ContinuousResource;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ContinuousResourceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResourceId;
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceAllocation;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceConsumerId;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
-import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMapException;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.TransactionContext;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.Versioned;
@@ -36,8 +34,6 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
-import static org.onosproject.store.resource.impl.ConsistentResourceStore.MAX_RETRIES;
-import static org.onosproject.store.resource.impl.ConsistentResourceStore.RETRY_DELAY;
 import static org.onosproject.store.resource.impl.ConsistentResourceStore.SERIALIZER;
 
 class ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore {
@@ -54,8 +50,7 @@
                 .withSerializer(SERIALIZER)
                 .build();
 
-        Tools.retryable(() -> childMap.put(Resource.ROOT.id(), new LinkedHashSet<>()),
-                ConsistentMapException.class, MAX_RETRIES, RETRY_DELAY);
+        childMap.put(Resource.ROOT.id(), new LinkedHashSet<>());
     }
 
     TransactionalContinuousResourceSubStore transactional(TransactionContext tx) {
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java
index c19e6c3..5650585 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
-import org.onlab.util.Tools;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResource;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResourceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.Resource;
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceConsumerId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.Resources;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
-import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMapException;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.TransactionContext;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.Versioned;
@@ -35,8 +33,6 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
-import static org.onosproject.store.resource.impl.ConsistentResourceStore.MAX_RETRIES;
-import static org.onosproject.store.resource.impl.ConsistentResourceStore.RETRY_DELAY;
 import static org.onosproject.store.resource.impl.ConsistentResourceStore.SERIALIZER;
 
 class ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore {
@@ -53,8 +49,7 @@
                 .withSerializer(SERIALIZER)
                 .build();
 
-        Tools.retryable(() -> childMap.put(Resource.ROOT.id(), DiscreteResources.empty()),
-                ConsistentMapException.class, MAX_RETRIES, RETRY_DELAY);
+        childMap.put(Resource.ROOT.id(), DiscreteResources.empty());
     }
 
     TransactionalDiscreteResourceSubStore transactional(TransactionContext tx) {