diff --git a/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py b/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py
index 31fd43db..77efb67e 100644
--- a/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py
+++ b/osism/tasks/conductor/sonic/config_generator.py
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ def generate_sonic_config(device, hwsku, device_as_mapping=None, config_version=
         config["MGMT_INTERFACE"]["eth0"] = {"admin_status": "up"}
         config["MGMT_INTERFACE"][f"eth0|{oob_ip}/{prefix_len}"] = {}
         metalbox_ip = _get_metalbox_ip_for_device(device)
-        config["STATIC_ROUTE"] = {}
         config["STATIC_ROUTE"]["mgmt|0.0.0.0/0"] = {"nexthop": metalbox_ip}
     else:
         oob_ip = None