diff --git a/ds/host.cpp b/ds/host.cpp
index d621e479..35093a41 100644
--- a/ds/host.cpp
+++ b/ds/host.cpp
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ namespace device
         return instance;
     }
 
-
+#if 0
 /**
  * @fn void Host::addPowerModeListener(PowerModeChangeListener *l)
  * @brief This API is used to register listeners for Power Mode change event.
@@ -231,16 +231,7 @@ namespace device
         }
     }
 
-    void Host::notifyDisplayConnectionChange (int portHandle, bool newConnectionStatus)
-    {
-        std::list < DisplayConnectionChangeListener* > ::iterator it;
-        for ( it = dispEvntListeners.begin() ; it != dispEvntListeners.end(); it++ )
-        {
-            (*it)->displayConnectionChanged(getVideoOutputPort(portHandle), newConnectionStatus);
-            getVideoOutputPort(portHandle).setDisplayConnected(newConnectionStatus);
-        }
-    }
-
+ #endif
 
 /**
  * @fn bool Host::setPowerMode(int mode)
diff --git a/ds/include/host.hpp b/ds/include/host.hpp
index d14d42dc..f4c86c79 100644
--- a/ds/include/host.hpp
+++ b/ds/include/host.hpp
@@ -68,11 +68,12 @@ class Host {
     SleepMode getPreferredSleepMode();
     int setPreferredSleepMode(const SleepMode);
     List <SleepMode> getAvailableSleepModes();
-	void addPowerModeListener(PowerModeChangeListener *l);
+#if 0	
+    void addPowerModeListener(PowerModeChangeListener *l);
     void removePowerModeChangeListener(PowerModeChangeListener *l);
     void addDisplayConnectionListener(DisplayConnectionChangeListener *l);
     void removeDisplayConnectionListener(DisplayConnectionChangeListener *l);
-
+#endif
 	static Host& getInstance(void);
 
     List<VideoOutputPort> getVideoOutputPorts();
@@ -113,7 +114,6 @@ class Host {
 
     std::list < PowerModeChangeListener* > powerEvntListeners;
     std::list < DisplayConnectionChangeListener* > dispEvntListeners;
-    void notifyDisplayConnectionChange(int portHandle, bool newConnectionStatus);
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/test/testHost.cpp b/test/testHost.cpp
index 7011d3a3..fa9c81de 100644
--- a/test/testHost.cpp
+++ b/test/testHost.cpp
@@ -86,12 +86,15 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(test_Host)
             device::Host::getInstance().setPowerMode(0);
             device::Host::getInstance().getPowerMode();
 
+#if 0    
             power p;
             disp d;
-            device::Host::getInstance().addDisplayConnectionListener(&d);
+	    device::Host::getInstance().addDisplayConnectionListener(&d);
             device::Host::getInstance().removeDisplayConnectionListener(&d);
             device::Host::getInstance().addPowerModeListener(&p);
             device::Host::getInstance().removePowerModeChangeListener(&p);
+#endif
+
         }
     }
 	catch(...) {