diff --git a/inventory_provider/config.py b/inventory_provider/config.py
index 676debfcfde1c50d12a3fbdde0513140d82b5e35..ac25ad76483abc8b64d956c9790fab0211c9eaef 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/config.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/config.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
 
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
-        "alarms-db": {"$ref": "#/definitions/database_credentials"},
         "ops-db": {"$ref": "#/definitions/database_credentials"},
         "oid_list.conf": {"type": "string"},
         "ssh": {
@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
         }
     },
     "required": [
-        "alarms-db",
         "ops-db",
         "oid_list.conf",
         "ssh",
diff --git a/inventory_provider/db/alarmsdb.py b/inventory_provider/db/alarmsdb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f638acda7b89d965922a70cccdaf812fad155ba9..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/inventory_provider/db/alarmsdb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-# TODO: remove all of this, as well as config parameters,
-#         ...  and from puppet
-from inventory_provider.db import db
-
-
-def get_last_known_infinera_interface_status(crs, equipment, interface):
-    query = "SELECT status FROM infinera_alarms" \
-            " WHERE" \
-            " CONCAT(ne_name, '-', REPLACE(object_name, 'T', '')) = %s" \
-            " ORDER BY ne_init_time DESC, ne_clear_time DESC LIMIT 1"
-    search_string = equipment + "-" + interface
-    crs.execute(query, (search_string,))
-    result = crs.fetchone()
-    if not result:
-        return "unknown"
-    elif result[0] == "Raised":
-        return "down"
-    else:
-        return "up"
-
-
-def get_last_known_coriant_interface_status(crs, equipment, interface):
-    query = "SELECT status FROM coriant_alarms" \
-            " WHERE ne_id_name = %s AND entity_string LIKE %s" \
-            " ORDER BY last_event_time DESC LIMIT 1"
-    crs.execute(query, (equipment, interface + "-%"))
-    result = crs.fetchone()
-    if not result:
-        return "unknown"
-    elif result[0] == "Raised":
-        return "down"
-    else:
-        return "up"
-
-
-def get_last_known_juniper_link_interface_status(
-        crs, equipment, interface):
-    query = "SELECT IF(link_admin_status = 'up'" \
-            " AND link_oper_status = 'up', 1, 0) AS up FROM juniper_alarms" \
-            " WHERE equipment_name = %s AND link_interface_name = %s" \
-            " ORDER BY alarm_id DESC LIMIT 1"
-    crs.execute(query, ('lo0.' + equipment, interface))
-    result = crs.fetchone()
-    if not result:
-        return "unknown"
-    elif result[0] == 0:
-        return "down"
-    else:
-        return "up"
-
-
-def get_last_known_interface_status(crs, equipment, interface):
-    result = get_last_known_infinera_interface_status(
-        crs, equipment, interface)
-    if result == "unknown":
-        result = get_last_known_coriant_interface_status(
-            crs, equipment, interface)
-    if result == "unknown":
-        result = get_last_known_juniper_link_interface_status(
-            crs, equipment, interface)
-    return result
-
-
-def _load_juniper_servers_table(connection):
-    with db.cursor(connection) as crs:
-        crs.execute('select ip_address, project_name from juniper_servers')
-        for row in crs.fetchall():
-            yield {
-                'ip_address': row[0],
-                'project_name': row[1]
-            }
-
-
-# def load_cache(connection):
-#     yield "juniper_servers", list(_load_juniper_servers_table(connection))
diff --git a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
index a3fd3a270f9fe961e4880f4266c4baeb1a6eed38..d1800813488a1042558beb66b5c30607ccdf5135 100644
--- a/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
+++ b/inventory_provider/tasks/worker.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from inventory_provider.tasks.app import app
 from inventory_provider.tasks.common import get_redis
 from inventory_provider import config
 from inventory_provider import environment
-from inventory_provider.db import db, opsdb, alarmsdb
+from inventory_provider.db import db, opsdb
 from inventory_provider import snmp
 from inventory_provider import juniper
 
@@ -183,27 +183,6 @@ def update_circuit_hierarchy():
     logger.debug('<<< update_circuit_hierarchy')
 
 
-@app.task
-def update_interface_statuses():
-    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
-    logger.debug('>>> update_interface_statuses')
-
-    with db.connection(InventoryTask.config["ops-db"]) as cx:
-        services = opsdb.get_circuits(cx)
-    with db.connection(InventoryTask.config["alarms-db"]) as cx:
-        with db.cursor(cx) as csr:
-            for service in services:
-                key = 'alarmsdb:interface_status:%s:%s' \
-                      % (service['equipment'], service['interface_name'])
-                status = alarmsdb.get_last_known_interface_status(
-                    csr,
-                    service["equipment"],
-                    service["interface_name"])
-                _save_value(key, status)
-
-    logger.debug('<<< update_interface_statuses')
-
-
 @app.task
 def update_geant_lambdas():
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
@@ -493,7 +472,6 @@ def launch_refresh_cache_all(config):
     #   juniper netconf & snmp data
     subtasks = [
         update_equipment_locations.s(),
-        # update_interface_statuses.s()
     ]
     for hostname in _derive_router_hostnames(config):
         logger.debug(
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index dcc66f45fd54ebb62a5939c1816da7a7cc85ada6..94640bff7fd0da534938314a00ea55d1b9528513 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ TEST_DATA_DIRNAME = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(
 
 def data_config_filename(tmp_dir_name):
     config = {
-        "alarms-db": {
-            "hostname": "xxxxxxx.yyyyy.zzz",
-            "dbname": "xxxxxx",
-            "username": "xxxxxx",
-            "password": "xxxxxxxx"
-        },
         "ops-db": {
             "hostname": "xxxxxxx.yyyyy.zzz",
             "dbname": "xxxxxx",
diff --git a/test/test_alarmsdb.py b/test/test_alarmsdb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6e6b336956dad0d49c035d928682167a752ce0e5..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/test/test_alarmsdb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-import inventory_provider.db.alarmsdb as alarmsdb
-
-
-def test_infinera_interface_status(mocker):
-    mock = mocker.Mock()
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ('Raised',)
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_infinera_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "down"
-
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ("Clear",)
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_infinera_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "up"
-
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ()
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_infinera_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "unknown"
-
-    mock.execute.assert_called_with(
-        "SELECT status FROM infinera_alarms WHERE"
-        " CONCAT(ne_name, '-', REPLACE(object_name, 'T', '')) = %s"
-        " ORDER BY ne_init_time DESC, ne_clear_time DESC LIMIT 1",
-        ("eq1-intfc1",))
-
-
-def test_coriant_interface_status(mocker):
-    mock = mocker.Mock()
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ('Raised',)
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_coriant_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "down"
-
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ("Clear",)
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_coriant_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "up"
-
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ()
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_coriant_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "unknown"
-
-    mock.execute.assert_called_with(
-        "SELECT status FROM coriant_alarms"
-        " WHERE ne_id_name = %s AND entity_string LIKE %s"
-        " ORDER BY last_event_time DESC LIMIT 1",
-        ("eq1", "intfc1-%"))
-
-
-def test_juniper_interface_status(mocker):
-    mock = mocker.Mock()
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = (0,)
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_juniper_link_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "down"
-
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = (1,)
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_juniper_link_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "up"
-
-    mock.fetchone.return_value = ()
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_juniper_link_interface_status(
-        mock, 'eq1', 'intfc1'
-    ) == "unknown"
-
-    mock.execute.assert_called_with(
-                "SELECT IF(link_admin_status = 'up'"
-                " AND link_oper_status = 'up', 1, 0)"
-                " AS up FROM juniper_alarms"
-                " WHERE equipment_name = %s AND link_interface_name = %s"
-                " ORDER BY alarm_id DESC LIMIT 1",
-                ("lo0.eq1", "intfc1"))
-
-
-def test_interface_status(mocker):
-    mocked_infinera = mocker.patch(
-        'inventory_provider.db.alarmsdb'
-        '.get_last_known_infinera_interface_status')
-    mocked_infinera.return_value = "unknown"
-    mocked_coriant = mocker.patch(
-        'inventory_provider.db.alarmsdb'
-        '.get_last_known_coriant_interface_status')
-    mocked_coriant.return_value = "unknown"
-    mocked_juniper = mocker.patch(
-        'inventory_provider.db.alarmsdb.'
-        'get_last_known_juniper_link_interface_status')
-    mocked_juniper.return_value = "unknown"
-    assert alarmsdb.get_last_known_interface_status(None, '', '') == "unknown"