diff --git a/rw_core/core/device_agent.go b/rw_core/core/device_agent.go
index 1df4572..37a79c8 100755
--- a/rw_core/core/device_agent.go
+++ b/rw_core/core/device_agent.go
@@ -38,10 +38,6 @@
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
 
-const (
-	maxOrderedDeviceRequestQueueSize = 1000
-)
-
 // DeviceAgent represents device agent attributes
 type DeviceAgent struct {
 	deviceID         string
@@ -81,7 +77,7 @@
 	agent.clusterDataProxy = cdProxy
 	agent.defaultTimeout = timeout
 	agent.device = proto.Clone(device).(*voltha.Device)
-	agent.requestQueue = coreutils.NewRequestQueue(agent.deviceID, maxOrderedDeviceRequestQueueSize)
+	agent.requestQueue = coreutils.NewRequestQueue()
 	return &agent
 }
 
@@ -102,10 +98,6 @@
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Start the request queue.  If this start fails then stop will be invoked and it requires
-	// that the request sequencer is present
-	agent.requestQueue.Start()
-
 	var device *voltha.Device
 	if deviceToCreate == nil {
 		// Load the existing device
@@ -190,9 +182,6 @@
 		logger.Debugw("device-already-removed", log.Fields{"device-id": agent.deviceID})
 	}
 
-	// Stop the request queue - no more requests can be processed
-	agent.requestQueue.Stop()
-
 	close(agent.exitChannel)
 
 	agent.stopped = true