diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c8b04b8dc2e8..baca6eff58a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ src/sonic-config-engine/**/*.pyc
 src/sonic-config-engine/build
 src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_config_engine.egg-info
 
-src/sonic-daemon-base/**/*.pyc
-src/sonic-daemon-base/build
-src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base.egg-info
-
 src/sonic-py-common/**/*.pyc
 src/sonic-py-common/.eggs/
 src/sonic-py-common/build
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index b49a210ed156..19502e0320ab 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -169,12 +169,6 @@ sudo cp {{platform_common_py2_wheel_path}} $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip install $PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
 sudo rm -rf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
 
-# Install sonic-daemon-base Python 2 package
-DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_NAME=$(basename {{daemon_base_py2_wheel_path}})
-sudo cp {{daemon_base_py2_wheel_path}} $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
-sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip install $DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
-sudo rm -rf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
-
 # Install built Python Click package (and its dependencies via 'apt-get -y install -f')
 # Do this before installing sonic-utilities so that it doesn't attempt to install
 # an older version as part of its dependencies
diff --git a/rules/sonic-daemon-base.dep b/rules/sonic-daemon-base.dep
deleted file mode 100644
index 2c6e8a38c757..000000000000
--- a/rules/sonic-daemon-base.dep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-
-SPATH       := $($(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)_SRC_PATH)
-DEP_FILES   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FILES_LIST) rules/sonic-daemon-base.mk rules/sonic-daemon-base.dep   
-DEP_FILES   += $(SONIC_COMMON_BASE_FILES_LIST)
-DEP_FILES   += $(shell git ls-files $(SPATH))
-
-$(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)_CACHE_MODE  := GIT_CONTENT_SHA 
-$(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)_DEP_FLAGS   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FLAGS_LIST)
-$(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)_DEP_FILES   := $(DEP_FILES)
-
diff --git a/rules/sonic-daemon-base.mk b/rules/sonic-daemon-base.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index 5385c18f1f12..000000000000
--- a/rules/sonic-daemon-base.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2 package
-
-SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2 = sonic_daemon_base-1.0-py2-none-any.whl
-$(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-daemon-base
-$(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)_PYTHON_VERSION = 2
-SONIC_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)
-
-export daemon_base_py2_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2))"
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/setup.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/setup.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 397af04b87dc..000000000000
--- a/src/sonic-daemon-base/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-from setuptools import setup
-
-setup(
-    name='sonic-daemon-base',
-    version='1.0',
-    description='Sonic daemon base package',
-    license='Apache 2.0',
-    author='SONiC Team',
-    author_email='linuxnetdev@microsoft.com',
-    url='https://github.com/Azure/sonic-platform-daemons',
-    maintainer='Kevin Wang',
-    maintainer_email='kevinw@mellanox.com',
-    packages=[
-        'sonic_daemon_base',
-    ],
-    classifiers=[
-        'Development Status :: 4 - Beta',
-        'Environment :: No Input/Output (Daemon)',
-        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
-        'Intended Audience :: Information Technology',
-        'Intended Audience :: System Administrators',
-        'License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License',
-        'Natural Language :: English',
-        'Operating System :: POSIX :: Linux',
-        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
-        'Topic :: System :: Hardware',
-    ],
-    keywords='SONiC sonic PLATFORM platform DAEMON daemon',
-)
-
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/__init__.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ee0fa673e44c..000000000000
--- a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/daemon_base.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,217 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python2
-
-try:
-    import imp
-    import signal
-    import subprocess
-    import os
-    import sys
-    import syslog
-except ImportError, e:
-    raise ImportError (str(e) + " - required module not found")
-
-#
-# Constants ====================================================================
-#
-REDIS_TIMEOUT_MSECS = 0
-
-# Platform root directory inside docker
-PLATFORM_ROOT_DOCKER = '/usr/share/sonic/platform'
-SONIC_CFGGEN_PATH = '/usr/local/bin/sonic-cfggen'
-SONIC_ENV_FILE = '/etc/sonic/sonic-environment'
-PLATFORM_ENVVAR = 'PLATFORM'
-HWSKU_ENVVAR = 'HWSKU'
-HWSKU_KEY = 'DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.hwsku'
-PLATFORM_KEY = 'DEVICE_METADATA.localhost.platform'
-
-# Port config information
-PORT_CONFIG = 'port_config.ini'
-PLATFORM_JSON = 'platform.json'
-
-EEPROM_MODULE_NAME = 'eeprom'
-EEPROM_CLASS_NAME = 'board'
-
-#
-# Helper functions =============================================================
-#
-
-def db_connect(db_name):
-    from swsscommon import swsscommon
-    return swsscommon.DBConnector(db_name,
-                                  REDIS_TIMEOUT_MSECS,
-                                  True)
-
-#
-# Helper classes ===============================================================
-#
-
-class Logger(object):
-    def __init__(self, syslog_identifier = None):
-        self.syslog = syslog
-        if syslog_identifier is None:
-            self.syslog.openlog()
-        else:
-            self.syslog.openlog(ident=syslog_identifier, logoption=self.syslog.LOG_NDELAY, facility=self.syslog.LOG_DAEMON)
-
-    def __del__(self):
-        self.syslog.closelog()
-
-    def log_error(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
-        self.syslog.syslog(self.syslog.LOG_ERR, msg)
-
-        if also_print_to_console:
-            print msg
-
-    def log_warning(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
-        self.syslog.syslog(self.syslog.LOG_WARNING, msg)
-
-        if also_print_to_console:
-            print msg
-
-    def log_notice(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
-        self.syslog.syslog(self.syslog.LOG_NOTICE, msg)
-
-        if also_print_to_console:
-            print msg
-
-    def log_info(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
-        self.syslog.syslog(self.syslog.LOG_INFO, msg)
-
-        if also_print_to_console:
-            print msg
-
-    def log_debug(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
-        self.syslog.syslog(self.syslog.LOG_DEBUG, msg)
-
-        if also_print_to_console:
-            print msg
-
-#
-# Daemon =======================================================================
-#
-
-class DaemonBase(object):
-    def __init__(self):
-        # Register our signal handlers
-        '''all daemons inherit from daemon_base class, and for
-        signal handling functionality they register the signal_handler() by
-        overriding the siganl_handler() in daemon_base by their own
-        implmentation.
-        But some sonic_platform instances also can invoke the daemon_base
-        constructor while trying to instantiate the common utilities
-        for example
-        platform_chassis = sonic_platform.platform.Platform().get_chassis()
-        This will cause the re registration of signal_handler which will
-        cause base class signal_handler() to be invoked when the daemon
-        gets a signal, whereas the derived class signal_handler should have
-        been invoked. The if checks will not allow the re registration
-        of signal handler '''
-        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGHUP):
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self.signal_handler)
-        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT):
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.signal_handler)
-        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM):
-            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.signal_handler)
-
-    # Signal handler
-    def signal_handler(self, sig, frame):
-        if sig == signal.SIGHUP:
-            syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, "Caught SIGHUP - ignoring...")
-        elif sig == signal.SIGINT:
-            syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, "Caught SIGINT - exiting...")
-            sys.exit(128 + sig)
-        elif sig == signal.SIGTERM:
-            syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_INFO, "Caught SIGTERM - exiting...")
-            sys.exit(128 + sig)
-        else:
-            syslog.syslog(syslog.LOG_WARNING, "Caught unhandled signal '" + sig + "'")
-
-    # Returns platform and hwsku
-    def get_platform_and_hwsku(self):
-        try:
-            platform = hwsku = None
-            if os.path.exists(SONIC_ENV_FILE):
-                with open(SONIC_ENV_FILE, "r") as env_file:
-                    for line in env_file:
-                        if PLATFORM_ENVVAR in line:
-                            platform = line.split('=')[1]
-                        if HWSKU_ENVVAR in line:
-                            hwsku = line.split('=')[1]
-
-            if not platform: 
-                proc = subprocess.Popen([SONIC_CFGGEN_PATH, '-H', '-v', PLATFORM_KEY],
-                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                        shell=False)
-                stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
-                assert not stderr and not proc.returncode, "Failed to detect platform: %s, rc: %s" % (stderr, proc.returncode)
-                platform = stdout.rstrip('\n')
-
-            if not hwsku:
-                proc = subprocess.Popen([SONIC_CFGGEN_PATH, '-d', '-v', HWSKU_KEY],
-                                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                        shell=False)
-                stdout, stderr = proc.communicate()
-                assert not stderr and not proc.returncode, "Failed to detect hwsku: %s, rc: %s" % (stderr, proc.returncode)
-                hwsku = stdout.rstrip('\n')
-        except OSError, e:
-            raise OSError("Failed to detect platform: %s" % (str(e)))
-
-        return (platform, hwsku)
-
-    # Returns path to platform and hwsku
-    def get_path_to_platform_and_hwsku(self):
-        # Get platform and hwsku
-        (platform, hwsku) = self.get_platform_and_hwsku()
-
-        # Load platform module from source
-        platform_path = PLATFORM_ROOT_DOCKER
-        hwsku_path = "/".join([platform_path, hwsku])
-
-        return (platform_path, hwsku_path)
-
-    # Returns path to port config file
-    def get_path_to_port_config_file(self):
-        # Get platform and hwsku path
-        (platform_path, hwsku_path) = self.get_path_to_platform_and_hwsku()
-
-        # First check for the presence of the new 'platform.json' file
-        port_config_file_path = "/".join([platform_path, PLATFORM_JSON])
-        if not os.path.isfile(port_config_file_path):
-
-            # platform.json doesn't exist. Try loading the legacy 'port_config.ini' file
-            port_config_file_path = "/".join([hwsku_path, PORT_CONFIG])
-            if not os.path.isfile(port_config_file_path):
-                raise IOError("Failed to detect port config file: %s" % (port_config_file_path))
-
-        return port_config_file_path
-
-    # Loads platform specific psuutil module from source
-    def load_platform_util(self, module_name, class_name):
-        platform_util = None
-
-        # Get path to platform and hwsku
-        (platform_path, hwsku_path) = self.get_path_to_platform_and_hwsku()
-
-        try:
-            module_file = "/".join([platform_path, "plugins", module_name + ".py"])
-            module = imp.load_source(module_name, module_file)
-        except IOError, e:
-            raise IOError("Failed to load platform module '%s': %s" % (module_name, str(e)))
-
-        try:
-            platform_util_class = getattr(module, class_name)
-            # board class of eeprom requires 4 paramerters, need special treatment here.
-            if module_name == EEPROM_MODULE_NAME and class_name == EEPROM_CLASS_NAME:
-                platform_util = platform_util_class('','','','')
-            else:
-                platform_util = platform_util_class()
-        except AttributeError, e:
-            raise AttributeError("Failed to instantiate '%s' class: %s" % (class_name, str(e)))
-
-        return platform_util
-
-    # Runs daemon
-    def run(self):
-        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/task_base.py b/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/task_base.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e1738ffba213..000000000000
--- a/src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base/task_base.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-import multiprocessing
-import os
-import signal
-import threading
-
-
-#
-# ProcessTaskBase =====================================================================
-#
-class ProcessTaskBase(object):  # TODO: put this class to swss-platform-common
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.task_process = None
-        self.task_stopping_event = multiprocessing.Event()
-
-    def task_worker(self):
-        pass
-
-    def task_run(self):
-        if self.task_stopping_event.is_set():
-            return
-
-        self.task_process = multiprocessing.Process(target=self.task_worker)
-        self.task_process.start()
-
-    def task_stop(self):
-        self.task_stopping_event.set()
-        os.kill(self.task_process.pid, signal.SIGKILL)
-
-
-#
-# ThreadTaskBase =====================================================================
-#
-class ThreadTaskBase(object):  # TODO: put this class to swss-platform-common;
-    def __init__(self):
-        self.task_thread = None
-        self.task_stopping_event = threading.Event()
-
-    def task_worker(self):
-        pass
-
-    def task_run(self):
-        if self.task_stopping_event.is_set():
-            return
-
-        self.task_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.task_worker)
-        self.task_thread.start()
-
-    def task_stop(self):
-        self.task_stopping_event.set()
-        self.task_thread.join()