diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 80a2ed5..5cc9059 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@
 libsysintfcmds_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(libmapper_LIBS) -version-info 0:0:0 -shared
 libsysintfcmds_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(libmapper_CFLAGS)
 
-libhostservicedir = ${libdir}/ipmid-providers
-libhostservice_LTLIBRARIES = libhostservice.la
-libhostservice_la_SOURCES = \
-	host-services.c
-libhostservice_la_LDFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_LIBS) $(libmapper_LIBS) -version-info 0:0:0 -shared
-libhostservice_la_CXXFLAGS = $(SYSTEMD_CFLAGS) $(libmapper_CFLAGS)
-
 nobase_include_HEADERS = \
 	host-ipmid/ipmid-api.h
 
diff --git a/host-services.c b/host-services.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b0b12ae..0000000
--- a/host-services.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,144 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <systemd/sd-bus.h>
-#include <mapper.h>
-#include "host-ipmid/ipmid-api.h"
-
-void register_host_services() __attribute__((constructor));
-
-// OpenBMC Host IPMI dbus framework
-const char  *object_name   =  "/org/openbmc/HostIpmi/1";
-const char  *intf_name     =  "org.openbmc.HostIpmi";
-
-//-------------------------------------------------------------------
-// Gets called by PowerOff handler when a Soft Power off is requested
-//-------------------------------------------------------------------
-static int soft_power_off(sd_bus_message *m, void *userdata, sd_bus_error *ret_error)
-{
-    int64_t bt_resp = -1;
-    int rc = 0;
-    char *bus_name = NULL;
-
-    // Steps to be taken when we get this.
-    //  1: Send a SMS_ATN to the Host
-    //  2: Host receives it and sends a GetMsgFlags IPMI command
-    //  3: IPMID app handler will respond to that with a MSgFlag with bit:0x2
-    //     set indicating we have a message for Host
-    //  4: Host sends a GetMsgBuffer command and app handler will respond to
-    //     that with a OEM-SEL with certain fields packed indicating to the
-    //     host that it do a shutdown of the partitions.
-    //  5: Host does the partition shutdown and calls Chassis Power off command
-    //  6: App handler handles the command by making a call to ChassisManager
-    //     Dbus
-
-    // Now the job is to send the SMS_ATTN.
-
-    // Req message contains the specifics about which method etc that we want to
-    // access on which bus, object
-    sd_bus_message *response = NULL;
-
-    // Error return mechanism
-    sd_bus_error bus_error = SD_BUS_ERROR_NULL;
-
-    // Gets a hook onto either a SYSTEM or SESSION bus
-    sd_bus *bus = ipmid_get_sd_bus_connection();
-    rc = mapper_get_service(bus, object_name, &bus_name);
-    if (rc < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get %s bus name: %s\n",
-                object_name, strerror(-rc));
-        goto finish;
-    }
-    rc = sd_bus_call_method(bus,             // In the System Bus
-                            bus_name,        // Service to contact
-                            object_name,     // Object path
-                            intf_name,       // Interface name
-                            "setAttention",  // Method to be called
-                            &bus_error,      // object to return error
-                            &response,       // Response buffer if any
-                            NULL);           // No input arguments
-    if(rc < 0)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr,"ERROR initiating Power Off:[%s]\n",bus_error.message);
-        goto finish;
-    }
-
-    // See if we were able to successfully raise SMS_ATN
-    rc = sd_bus_message_read(response, "x", &bt_resp);
-    if (rc < 0)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to get a rc from BT for SMS_ATN: %s\n", strerror(-rc));
-        goto finish;
-    }
-
-finish:
-    sd_bus_error_free(&bus_error);
-    response = sd_bus_message_unref(response);
-    free(bus_name);
-
-    if(rc < 0)
-    {
-        return sd_bus_reply_method_return(m, "x", rc);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return sd_bus_reply_method_return(m, "x", bt_resp);
-    }
-}
-
-//-------------------------------------------
-// Function pointer of APIs exposed via Dbus
-//-------------------------------------------
-static const sd_bus_vtable host_services_vtable[] =
-{
-    SD_BUS_VTABLE_START(0),
-    // Takes No("") arguments -but- returns a value of type 64 bit integer("x")
-    SD_BUS_METHOD("SoftPowerOff", "", "x", &soft_power_off, SD_BUS_VTABLE_UNPRIVILEGED),
-    SD_BUS_VTABLE_END,
-};
-
-//------------------------------------------------------
-// Called by IPMID as part of the start up
-// -----------------------------------------------------
-int start_host_service(sd_bus *bus, sd_bus_slot *slot)
-{
-    int rc = 0;
-
-    /* Install the object */
-    rc = sd_bus_add_object_vtable(bus,
-                                 &slot,
-                                "/org/openbmc/HostServices",  /* object path */
-                                "org.openbmc.HostServices",   /* interface name */
-                                host_services_vtable,
-                                NULL);
-    if (rc < 0)
-    {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Failed to issue method call: %s\n", strerror(-rc));
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        /* Take one in OpenBmc */
-        rc = sd_bus_request_name(bus, "org.openbmc.HostServices", 0);
-        if (rc < 0)
-        {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Failed to acquire service name: %s\n", strerror(-rc));
-        }
-    }
-
-    return rc < 0 ? EXIT_FAILURE : EXIT_SUCCESS;
-}
-
-//------------------------------------------------------
-// Callback register function
-// -----------------------------------------------------
-void register_host_services()
-{
-    // Gets a hook onto SYSTEM bus used by host-ipmid
-    sd_bus *bus = ipmid_get_sd_bus_connection();
-
-    // Gets a hook onto SYSTEM bus slot used by host-ipmid
-    sd_bus_slot *ipmid_slot = ipmid_get_sd_bus_slot();
-
-    //start_host_service(bus, ipmid_slot);
-    start_host_service(bus, ipmid_slot);
-}
diff --git a/host-services.h b/host-services.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d93480..0000000
--- a/host-services.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include <systemd/sd-bus.h>
-
-extern "C" int start_host_service(sd_bus *, sd_bus_slot *);
diff --git a/ipmid.hpp b/ipmid.hpp
index 9f1ee95..aab44c0 100644
--- a/ipmid.hpp
+++ b/ipmid.hpp
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 #define __HOST_IPMID_IPMI_H__
 #include "host-ipmid/ipmid-api.h"
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include "host-services.h"
 
 // When the requester sends in a netfn and a command along with data, this
 // function will look for registered handlers that will handle that [netfn,cmd]