diff --git a/syncd/syncd.cpp b/syncd/syncd.cpp
index b921a318552a..ca3137389be0 100644
--- a/syncd/syncd.cpp
+++ b/syncd/syncd.cpp
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ std::shared_ptr<swss::RedisClient>          g_redisClient;
 std::shared_ptr<swss::ProducerTable>        getResponse;
 std::shared_ptr<swss::NotificationProducer> notifications;
 
-std::shared_ptr<std::thread> g_processFlexCounterEventThread;
-volatile bool g_processFlexCounterEventThreadRun = true;
-
 /*
  * TODO: Those are hard coded values for mlnx integration for v1.0.1 they need
  * to be updated.
@@ -3002,62 +2999,6 @@ void processFlexCounterGroupEvent(
     }
 }
 
-std::queue<swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple> g_flexCounterEventQueue;
-
-bool tryPopFlexCounterEvent(
-        _Out_ swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple& kco)
-{
-    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
-
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_mutex);
-
-    if (g_flexCounterEventQueue.empty())
-    {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    kco = g_flexCounterEventQueue.front();
-
-    g_flexCounterEventQueue.pop();
-
-    return true;
-}
-
-void pushFlexCounterEvent(
-    _In_ const swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple& kco)
-{
-    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
-
-    std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_mutex);
-
-    g_flexCounterEventQueue.push(kco);
-}
-
-bool processFlexCounterEvent(
-    _In_ const swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple kco);
-
-void processFlexCounterEventThread()
-{
-    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
-
-    while (g_processFlexCounterEventThreadRun)
-    {
-        swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple kco;
-
-        if (tryPopFlexCounterEvent(kco))
-        {
-            if (!processFlexCounterEvent(kco))
-            {
-                // event was not successfully processed, put it again to the queue
-
-                pushFlexCounterEvent(kco);
-            }
-        }
-
-        sleep(1);
-    }
-}
-
 void processFlexCounterEvent(
         _In_ swss::ConsumerTable &consumer)
 {
@@ -3070,30 +3011,15 @@ void processFlexCounterEvent(
         consumer.pop(kco);
     }
 
-    // because flex counter event can arrive independently (on RIF interface)
-    // it may happen that it will be picked up from the select api before
-    // actual interface will be created, and subscription for counters will
-    // fail, so let's process each request in the thread and use queue for
-    // arriving events, and failed events will be put back to the queue until
-    // they will be processed
-
-    pushFlexCounterEvent(kco);
-}
-
-bool processFlexCounterEvent(
-    _In_ const swss::KeyOpFieldsValuesTuple kco)
-{
-    SWSS_LOG_ENTER();
-
     const auto &key = kfvKey(kco);
-    const std::string &op = kfvOp(kco);
+    std::string op = kfvOp(kco);
 
     std::size_t delimiter = key.find_first_of(":");
     if (delimiter == std::string::npos)
     {
         SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Failed to parse the key %s", key.c_str());
 
-        return true; // if key is invalid there is no need to process this event again
+        return; // if key is invalid there is no need to process this event again
     }
 
     const auto groupName = key.substr(0, delimiter);
@@ -3105,10 +3031,11 @@ bool processFlexCounterEvent(
     {
         std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(g_mutex);
         if (!try_translate_vid_to_rid(vid, rid))
-        { 
+        {
             SWSS_LOG_WARN("port VID %s, was not found (probably port was removed/splitted) and will remove from counters now",
               sai_serialize_object_id(vid).c_str());
-            return false;
+
+            op = DEL_COMMAND;
         }
     }
 
@@ -3255,7 +3182,7 @@ bool processFlexCounterEvent(
         FlexCounter::setBufferPoolCounterList(vid, rid, groupName, bufferPoolCounterIds, statsMode);
     }
 
-    return true;
+    return;
 }
 
 void printUsage()
@@ -3979,11 +3906,6 @@ int syncd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     twd.setCallback(timerWatchdogCallback);
 
-    g_processFlexCounterEventThreadRun = true;
-
-    g_processFlexCounterEventThread = std::make_shared<std::thread>(processFlexCounterEventThread);
-
-
     while(runMainLoop)
     {
         try
@@ -4167,10 +4089,6 @@ int syncd_main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 #endif
 
-    g_processFlexCounterEventThreadRun = false;
-
-    g_processFlexCounterEventThread->join();
-
     FlexCounter::removeAllCounters();
 
     {