diff --git a/internal/pkg/vpagent/connection.go b/internal/pkg/vpagent/connection.go
index 4c274d4..971b8b4 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/vpagent/connection.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/vpagent/connection.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 	"voltha-go-controller/log"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/empty"
-	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v7/pkg/probe"
 	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v5/go/voltha"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
@@ -31,11 +30,7 @@
 // GrpcMaxSize Max size of grpc message
 const GrpcMaxSize int = 17455678
 
-func (vpa *VPAgent) establishConnectionToVoltha(ctx context.Context, p *probe.Probe) error {
-	if p != nil {
-		p.UpdateStatus(ctx, "voltha", probe.ServiceStatusPreparing)
-	}
-
+func (vpa *VPAgent) establishConnectionToVoltha(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if vpa.volthaConnection != nil {
 		vpa.volthaConnection.Close()
 	}
@@ -55,9 +50,6 @@
 						})
 					vpa.volthaConnection = conn
 					vpa.volthaClient.Set(svc)
-					if p != nil {
-						p.UpdateStatus(ctx, "voltha", probe.ServiceStatusRunning)
-					}
 					vpa.events <- vpaEventVolthaConnected
 					return nil
 				}
@@ -75,9 +67,6 @@
 			time.Sleep(vpa.ConnectionRetryDelay)
 		}
 	}
-	if p != nil {
-		p.UpdateStatus(ctx, "voltha", probe.ServiceStatusFailed)
-	}
 	return errors.New("failed-to-connect-to-voltha")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/pkg/vpagent/volthaprotoagent.go b/internal/pkg/vpagent/volthaprotoagent.go
index 3d962ef..893f69d 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/vpagent/volthaprotoagent.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/vpagent/volthaprotoagent.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 
 	"voltha-go-controller/log"
 
-	"github.com/opencord/voltha-lib-go/v7/pkg/probe"
 	ofp "github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v5/go/openflow_13"
 	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v5/go/voltha"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
@@ -137,12 +136,6 @@
 		log.Fields{
 			"voltha-endpoint": vpa.VolthaAPIEndPoint})
 
-	// If the context contains a k8s probe then register services
-	p := probe.GetProbeFromContext(ctx)
-	if p != nil {
-		p.RegisterService(ctx, "voltha")
-	}
-
 	vpa.events <- vpaEventStart
 
 	/*
@@ -185,7 +178,7 @@
 				// connection to voltha
 				state = vpaStateConnecting
 				go func() {
-					if err := vpa.establishConnectionToVoltha(hdlCtx, p); err != nil {
+					if err := vpa.establishConnectionToVoltha(hdlCtx); err != nil {
 						logger.Fatalw(ctx, "voltha-connection-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
 					}
 				}()
@@ -204,9 +197,6 @@
 				}
 
 			case vpaEventVolthaDisconnected:
-				if p != nil {
-					p.UpdateStatus(ctx, "voltha", probe.ServiceStatusNotReady)
-				}
 				logger.Debug(ctx, "vpagent-voltha-disconnect-event")
 				if state == vpaStateConnected {
 					state = vpaStateDisconnected
@@ -218,7 +208,7 @@
 					state = vpaStateConnecting
 					go func() {
 						hdlCtx, hdlDone = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-						if err := vpa.establishConnectionToVoltha(hdlCtx, p); err != nil {
+						if err := vpa.establishConnectionToVoltha(hdlCtx); err != nil {
 							logger.Fatalw(ctx, "voltha-connection-failed", log.Fields{"error": err})
 						}
 					}()