diff --git a/internal/pkg/mib/mib_sync.go b/internal/pkg/mib/mib_sync.go
index 03937c4..d3f2712 100755
--- a/internal/pkg/mib/mib_sync.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/mib/mib_sync.go
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
 						oo.deviceID, entityID)
 				}
 				// need to use function for go lint complexity
-				oo.handleSwImageIndications(ctx, entityID, meAttributes)
+				oo.HandleSwImageIndications(ctx, entityID, meAttributes)
 				return nil
 			case "IpHostConfigData":
 				oo.mutexLastTxParamStruct.RUnlock()
@@ -795,7 +795,8 @@
 	return err
 }
 
-func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) handleSwImageIndications(ctx context.Context, entityID uint16, meAttributes me.AttributeValueMap) {
+//HandleSwImageIndications updates onuSwImageIndications with the ONU data just received
+func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) HandleSwImageIndications(ctx context.Context, entityID uint16, meAttributes me.AttributeValueMap) {
 	imageIsCommitted := meAttributes["IsCommitted"].(uint8)
 	imageIsActive := meAttributes["IsActive"].(uint8)
 	imageVersion := cmn.TrimStringFromMeOctet(meAttributes["Version"])
diff --git a/internal/pkg/mib/onu_device_entry.go b/internal/pkg/mib/onu_device_entry.go
index e956622..26c346d 100755
--- a/internal/pkg/mib/onu_device_entry.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/mib/onu_device_entry.go
@@ -945,26 +945,6 @@
 	return oo.omciRebootMessageReceivedChannel
 }
 
-// LockMutexOnuSwImageIndications - TODO: add comment
-func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) LockMutexOnuSwImageIndications() {
-	oo.mutexOnuSwImageIndications.Lock()
-}
-
-// UnlockMutexOnuSwImageIndications - TODO: add comment
-func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) UnlockMutexOnuSwImageIndications() {
-	oo.mutexOnuSwImageIndications.Unlock()
-}
-
-// GetOnuSwImageIndications - TODO: add comment
-func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) GetOnuSwImageIndications() cmn.SswImageIndications {
-	return oo.onuSwImageIndications
-}
-
-// SetOnuSwImageIndications - TODO: add comment
-func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) SetOnuSwImageIndications(value cmn.SswImageIndications) {
-	oo.onuSwImageIndications = value
-}
-
 // GetPersActiveSwVersion - TODO: add comment
 func (oo *OnuDeviceEntry) GetPersActiveSwVersion() string {
 	oo.MutexPersOnuConfig.RLock()