diff --git a/mapping_provider/backends/services.py b/mapping_provider/backends/services.py
index 5e0f307c5e828acd692a7fb8aa84fb154aca6384..b07a896f50ecb819d681a325f04b1fa4da4ff70e 100644
--- a/mapping_provider/backends/services.py
+++ b/mapping_provider/backends/services.py
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ class Service(BaseModel):
     name: str
     type: str
     pops: list[str]
-    equipment: list[str]
+    # TODO: temporarily removed for simplicity (first map POC is only POP-based)
+    # equipment: list[str]
     overlays: Overlays
 
 
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@ def _services(service_type: str | None = None) -> Generator[Service]:
             name = _s['name'],
             type = _s['service_type'],
             pops = pops,
-            equipment = equipment,
+            # TODO: temporarily removed for simplicity (first map POC is only POP-based)
+            # equipment = equipment,
             overlays = overlays,
         )
 
diff --git a/test/test_map_endpoints.py b/test/test_map_endpoints.py
index e3a104fb78b352fe052f048e492df1e98c2458b0..113fa37d7c8d2ecf902dc2b056b7b2214af24eea 100644
--- a/test/test_map_endpoints.py
+++ b/test/test_map_endpoints.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def test_get_services(client, service_type):
     assert service_list.services, 'test data should not be empty'
     assert all(s.type == service_type for s in service_list.services)
 
+
 def test_get_unknown_service_type(client):
     rv = client.get(f"/map/services/BOGUS_SERVICE_TYPE")
     assert rv.status_code == 404