diff --git a/base/ca/src/main/java/com/netscape/ca/AuthorityMonitor.java b/base/ca/src/main/java/com/netscape/ca/AuthorityMonitor.java
index 4fc9d172fdc..8f3bc6817b4 100644
--- a/base/ca/src/main/java/com/netscape/ca/AuthorityMonitor.java
+++ b/base/ca/src/main/java/com/netscape/ca/AuthorityMonitor.java
@@ -378,28 +378,6 @@ public void removeCA(AuthorityID aid) {
         nsUniqueIds.remove(aid);
     }
 
-    public synchronized void trackUpdate(AuthorityID aid, LDAPControl[] responseControls) {
-
-        LDAPPostReadControl control = (LDAPPostReadControl)
-            LDAPUtil.getControl(LDAPPostReadControl.class, responseControls);
-
-        LDAPEntry entry = control.getEntry();
-
-        LDAPAttribute attr = entry.getAttribute("entryUSN");
-        if (attr != null) {
-            BigInteger entryUSN = new BigInteger(attr.getStringValueArray()[0]);
-            logger.debug("AuthorityMonitor: tracking entryUSN: " + entryUSN);
-            entryUSNs.put(aid, entryUSN);
-        }
-
-        attr = entry.getAttribute("nsUniqueId");
-        if (attr != null) {
-            String nsUniqueId = attr.getStringValueArray()[0];
-            logger.info("AuthorityMonitor: tracking nsUniqueId: " + nsUniqueId);
-            nsUniqueIds.put(aid, nsUniqueId);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * Stop the activityMonitor thread
      *
diff --git a/base/ca/src/main/java/org/dogtagpki/server/ca/CAEngine.java b/base/ca/src/main/java/org/dogtagpki/server/ca/CAEngine.java
index 8901f8406e8..808fbdf50dc 100644
--- a/base/ca/src/main/java/org/dogtagpki/server/ca/CAEngine.java
+++ b/base/ca/src/main/java/org/dogtagpki/server/ca/CAEngine.java
@@ -1723,8 +1723,6 @@ public synchronized void addAuthorityRecord(AuthorityRecord record) throws Excep
         } finally {
             connectionFactory.returnConn(conn);
         }
-
-        authorityMonitor.trackUpdate(authorityID, responseControls);
     }
 
     public synchronized void modifyAuthorityEntry(AuthorityID aid, LDAPModificationSet mods) throws EBaseException {
@@ -1743,8 +1741,6 @@ public synchronized void modifyAuthorityEntry(AuthorityID aid, LDAPModificationS
         } finally {
             connectionFactory.returnConn(conn);
         }
-
-        authorityMonitor.trackUpdate(aid, responseControls);
     }
 
     public synchronized void deleteAuthorityEntry(AuthorityID aid) throws EBaseException {