diff --git a/controllerconfig/controllerconfig/scripts/dhcp-renew.sh b/controllerconfig/controllerconfig/scripts/dhcp-renew.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 3db0434820..0000000000
--- a/controllerconfig/controllerconfig/scripts/dhcp-renew.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-#
-# Copyright (c) 2024 Wind River Systems, Inc.
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-#
-
-NAME=$(basename $0)
-
-# The interface name for which the DHCP lease has to be renewed
-IFACE=$1
-
-MAX_REMOVE_ATTEMPTS=3
-REQUEST_ATTEMPT_TIMES=(0 5 10 15 20)
-
-# This will log to /var/log/platform.log
-function log {
-    logger -p local1.info $1
-}
-
-function remove_lease {
-    for attempt in $(/usr/bin/seq 1 $MAX_REMOVE_ATTEMPTS)
-    do
-        log "$NAME: Removing DHCP lease for interface $IFACE, attempt $attempt"
-        /usr/sbin/dhclient -r $IFACE
-        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-            log "$NAME: Successfully removed DHCP lease for interface $IFACE"
-            return
-        fi
-    done
-    log "$NAME: Failed to remove DHCP lease for interface $IFACE"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-function request_lease {
-    for time in "${REQUEST_ATTEMPT_TIMES[@]}"
-    do
-        if [ "$time" != "0" ]; then
-            log "$NAME: Waiting $time seconds before retrying to get a lease for interface $IFACE"
-            sleep $time
-        fi
-        log "$NAME: Requesting DHCP lease for interface $IFACE"
-        /usr/sbin/dhclient -1 $IFACE
-        if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
-            log "$NAME: Received DHCP lease for interface $IFACE"
-            return
-        fi
-    done
-    log "$NAME: Failed to get DHCP lease for interface $IFACE"
-    exit 1
-}
-
-remove_lease $IFACE
-request_lease $IFACE
-
-exit 0
diff --git a/controllerconfig/debian/deb_folder/rules b/controllerconfig/debian/deb_folder/rules
index 5706f4d62d..325285ce53 100755
--- a/controllerconfig/debian/deb_folder/rules
+++ b/controllerconfig/debian/deb_folder/rules
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ override_dh_install:
 	install -p -D -m 700 scripts/upgrade_swact_migration.py $(ROOT)/usr/bin/upgrade_swact_migration.py
 	install -p -D -m 755 scripts/image-backup.sh $(ROOT)/usr/bin/image-backup.sh
 	install -p -D -m 755 scripts/sysinv-service-restart.sh $(ROOT)/usr/bin/sysinv-service-restart.sh
-	install -p -D -m 755 scripts/dhcp-renew.sh $(ROOT)/usr/bin/dhcp-renew.sh
 	install -d -m 755 $(ROOT)/etc/goenabled.d/
 	install -p -D -m 700 scripts/config_goenabled_check.sh $(ROOT)/etc/goenabled.d/config_goenabled_check.sh.controller
 	install -d -m 755 $(ROOT)/etc/init.d
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
index 9386277989..c2e72fcbd5 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/conductor/manager.py
@@ -1405,8 +1405,6 @@ class ConductorManager(service.PeriodicService):
             constants.NETWORK_TYPE_MGMT
         )
 
-        is_upgrading, upgrade = cutils.is_upgrade_in_progress(self.dbapi)
-
         func = "_generate_dnsmasq_hosts_file"
         with open(temp_dnsmasq_hosts_file, 'w') as f_out, \
                 open(temp_dnsmasq_addn_hosts_file, 'w') as f_out_addn:
@@ -1460,40 +1458,6 @@ class ConductorManager(service.PeriodicService):
                                 address.address, hostname_internal, hostname_alias)
                     f_out_addn.write(addn_line_internal)
 
-                if address.interface:
-                    mac_address = address.interface.imac
-                    # For cloning scenario, controller-1 MAC address will
-                    # be updated in ethernet_interfaces table only later
-                    # when sysinv-agent is initialized on controller-1.
-                    # So, use the mac_address passed in (got from PXE request).
-                    if (existing_host and
-                            constants.CLONE_ISO_MAC in mac_address and
-                            hostname == existing_host.hostname):
-                        LOG.info("gen dnsmasq (clone):{}:{}->{}"
-                                 .format(hostname, mac_address,
-                                         existing_host.mgmt_mac))
-                        mac_address = existing_host.mgmt_mac
-
-                if not is_upgrading or "activate" in upgrade.state:
-                    continue
-
-                # If host is being deleted, don't check ihost
-                if deleted_hostname and deleted_hostname == hostname:
-                    continue
-
-                try:
-                    ihost = self.dbapi.ihost_get_by_hostname(hostname)
-                    if ihost.personality == constants.CONTROLLER:
-                        continue
-                    mac_address = ihost.mgmt_mac
-                except exception.NodeNotFound:
-                    continue
-
-                line = self._dnsmasq_host_entry_to_string(address.address,
-                                                          hostname,
-                                                          mac_address)
-                f_out.write(line)
-
             # Add pxecontroller to dnsmasq.hosts file
             pxeboot_network = self.dbapi.network_get_by_type(
                 constants.NETWORK_TYPE_PXEBOOT)