diff --git a/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp b/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
index 7a3e8e7..2c65ace 100644
--- a/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
+++ b/include/sdbusplus/asio/object_server.hpp
@@ -799,8 +799,6 @@
     {
         if (!skipManager)
         {
-            auto root = add_interface("/", "");
-            root->initialize();
             add_manager("/");
         }
     }