diff --git a/staticd/static_main.c b/staticd/static_main.c
index 5aa4566ce2..464c42ecab 100644
--- a/staticd/static_main.c
+++ b/staticd/static_main.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ struct frr_signal_t static_signals[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+#if 0
 static void static_mgmt_be_client_connect(uintptr_t lib_hndl,
 					  uintptr_t usr_data, bool connected)
 {
@@ -117,11 +118,11 @@ static void static_mgmt_be_client_connect(uintptr_t lib_hndl,
 		   connected ? "connected" : "disconnected",
 		   connected ? "to" : "from");
 
+	/* unless we are subscribing to xpaths we don't need to do this */
 	if (connected)
 		(void)mgmt_be_subscribe_yang_data(mgmt_lib_hndl, NULL, 0);
 }
 
-#if 0
 static void
 static_mgmt_txn_notify(uintptr_t lib_hndl, uintptr_t usr_data,
 			struct mgmt_be_client_txn_ctx *txn_ctx,
@@ -147,8 +148,12 @@ static_mgmt_txn_notify(uintptr_t lib_hndl, uintptr_t usr_data,
 static struct mgmt_be_client_params mgmt_params = {
 	.name = "staticd",
 	.conn_retry_intvl_sec = 3,
-	.client_connect_notify = static_mgmt_be_client_connect,
-	.txn_notify = NULL, /* static_mgmt_txn_notify */
+	/*
+	 * instead of a connect routine maybe just put xpaths to subcribe to
+	 * here
+	 */
+	.client_connect_notify = NULL, /* static_mgmt_be_client_connect, */
+	.txn_notify = NULL,	    /* static_mgmt_txn_notify */
 };
 
 static const struct frr_yang_module_info *const staticd_yang_modules[] = {