diff --git a/rw_core/core/device/agent_transient_state.go b/rw_core/core/device/agent_transient_state.go
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package device
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"github.com/opencord/voltha-protos/v4/go/voltha"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+)
+
+func (agent *Agent) getTransientState() voltha.DeviceTransientState_Types {
+	transientStateHandle := agent.transientStateLoader.Lock()
+	deviceTransientState := transientStateHandle.GetReadOnly()
+	transientStateHandle.UnLock()
+	return deviceTransientState
+}
+
+func (agent *Agent) updateTransientState(ctx context.Context, transientState voltha.DeviceTransientState_Types) error {
+	// Update device transient state
+	transientStateHandle := agent.transientStateLoader.Lock()
+	if err := transientStateHandle.Update(ctx, transientState); err != nil {
+		transientStateHandle.UnLock()
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed-update-device-transient-state:%s: %s", agent.deviceID, err)
+	}
+	transientStateHandle.UnLock()
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (agent *Agent) isDeletionInProgress() bool {
+	deviceTransientState := agent.getTransientState()
+	return deviceTransientState == voltha.DeviceTransientState_FORCE_DELETING ||
+		deviceTransientState == voltha.DeviceTransientState_DELETING_FROM_ADAPTER ||
+		deviceTransientState == voltha.DeviceTransientState_DELETING_POST_ADAPTER_RESPONSE
+}
+
+func (agent *Agent) isStateDeleting(deviceTransientState voltha.DeviceTransientState_Types) bool {
+	return deviceTransientState == voltha.DeviceTransientState_FORCE_DELETING ||
+		deviceTransientState == voltha.DeviceTransientState_DELETING_FROM_ADAPTER ||
+		deviceTransientState == voltha.DeviceTransientState_DELETING_POST_ADAPTER_RESPONSE
+}
+func (agent *Agent) deleteTransientState(ctx context.Context) error {
+	transientStateHandle := agent.transientStateLoader.Lock()
+	if err := transientStateHandle.Delete(ctx); err != nil {
+		transientStateHandle.UnLock()
+		return status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "failed-delete-device-transient-state:%s: %s", agent.deviceID, err)
+	}
+	transientStateHandle.UnLock()
+	return nil
+}