diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2
index 30ad8d83fa41f9916a65497efb2f310310da7f38..58393d4bc785b1f6c91c409553eb87df9492baa8 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/juniper/trunk_interface.j2
@@ -79,6 +79,13 @@
         }
     {% endfor %}
     }
+    {% if removed_ae_members is defined %}
+    {% for member in removed_ae_members %}
+    replace: {{ member.interface_name }} {
+    description "PHY SPARE";
+        }
+    {% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
     protocols {
         lldp {
         {% for member in local.members %}
diff --git a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/nokia/trunk_interface.j2 b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/nokia/trunk_interface.j2
index 20ee86dc1a32619f16148f621d21f87d0efec9ce..5548f8db1d57af4627abbf63d1f78739f4203d8d 100644
--- a/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/nokia/trunk_interface.j2
+++ b/geant/gap_ansible/roles/iptrunk/templates/nokia/trunk_interface.j2
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@
           </ethernet>
       </port>
 {% endfor %}
+{% if removed_ae_members is defined %}
+      <port xmlns="urn:nokia.com:sros:ns:yang:sr:conf" xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" xmlns:nokia-attr="urn:nokia.com:sros:ns:yang:sr:attributes" alu:operation="replace">
+          <port-id>{{ member.interface_name }}</port-id>
+          <admin-state>disable</admin-state>
+          <description>PHY SPARE</description>
+      </port>
+{% for member in removed_ae_members %}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
       <lag xmlns="urn:nokia.com:sros:ns:yang:sr:conf" xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" xmlns:nokia-attr="urn:nokia.com:sros:ns:yang:sr:attributes" alu:operation="replace">
           <lag-name>{{ local.ae_name | lower }}</lag-name>
           <admin-state>enable</admin-state>