diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/onoslistener/OnosPublisher.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/onoslistener/OnosPublisher.java
index 532e293..2a66527 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/onoslistener/OnosPublisher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/onoslistener/OnosPublisher.java
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 		ILinkDiscoveryListener, IFloodlightModule {
 	
 	protected IDeviceStorage devStore;
-	protected ISwitchStorage swStore;
 	protected static Logger log;
 	protected IDeviceService deviceService;
 	
@@ -126,8 +125,6 @@
 		log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(OnosPublisher.class);
 		deviceService = context.getServiceImpl(IDeviceService.class);
 		
-		swStore = new SwitchStorageImpl();
-		swStore.init(conf);
 		devStore = new DeviceStorageImpl();
 		devStore.init(conf);