diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/DNSAggregatorInstance.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/DNSAggregatorInstance.py
index 2bb3e30d..0e11c9e8 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/DNSAggregatorInstance.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/DNSAggregatorInstance.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ import pvcnoded.common as common
 
 class DNSAggregatorInstance(object):
     # Initialization function
-    def __init__(self, zk_conn, config, logger):
-        self.zk_conn = zk_conn
+    def __init__(self, config, logger):
         self.config = config
         self.logger = logger
         self.dns_networks = dict()
diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
index e0c0eabc..bf3b11df 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcnoded/Daemon.py
@@ -779,7 +779,7 @@ volume_list = dict()  # Dict of Lists
 if enable_networking:
     # Create an instance of the DNS Aggregator and Metadata API if we're a coordinator
     if config['daemon_mode'] == 'coordinator':
-        dns_aggregator = DNSAggregatorInstance.DNSAggregatorInstance(zkhandler.zk_conn, config, logger)
+        dns_aggregator = DNSAggregatorInstance.DNSAggregatorInstance(config, logger)
         metadata_api = MetadataAPIInstance.MetadataAPIInstance(zkhandler.zk_conn, config, logger)
     else:
         dns_aggregator = None