diff --git a/linux/obc/Ptme.cpp b/linux/obc/Ptme.cpp
index 3c3403e0..8258fea0 100644
--- a/linux/obc/Ptme.cpp
+++ b/linux/obc/Ptme.cpp
@@ -10,29 +10,10 @@ Ptme::Ptme(object_id_t objectId) : SystemObject(objectId) {}
 Ptme::~Ptme() {}
 
 ReturnValue_t Ptme::initialize() {
-  int fd = open(PtmeConfig::UIO_DEVICE_FILE, O_RDWR);
-  if (fd < 1) {
-    sif::warning << "Ptme::initialize: Invalid UIO device file" << std::endl;
-    return RETURN_FAILED;
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Map uio device in virtual address space
-   * PROT_WRITE: Map uio device in writable only mode
-   */
-    ptmeBaseAddress = static_cast<uint32_t*>(mmap(NULL, MAP_SIZE, PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd,
-            0 * getpagesize()));
-
-  if (ptmeBaseAddress == MAP_FAILED) {
-    sif::error << "Ptme::initialize: Failed to map uio address" << std::endl;
-    return RETURN_FAILED;
-  }
-
   VcInterfaceMapIter iter;
   for (iter = vcInterfaceMap.begin(); iter != vcInterfaceMap.end(); iter++) {
     iter->second->initialize();
   }
-
   return RETURN_OK;
 }
 
diff --git a/linux/obc/Ptme.h b/linux/obc/Ptme.h
index 4e4e6862..cdb2d6c6 100644
--- a/linux/obc/Ptme.h
+++ b/linux/obc/Ptme.h
@@ -44,14 +44,6 @@ class Ptme : public PtmeIF, public SystemObject, public HasReturnvaluesIF {
 
   static const ReturnValue_t UNKNOWN_VC_ID = MAKE_RETURN_CODE(0xA0);
 
-#if BOARD_TE0720 == 1
-  /** Size of mapped address space */
-  static const int MAP_SIZE = 0x40000;
-#else
-  /** Size of mapped address space */
-  static const int MAP_SIZE = 0x1000;
-#endif /* BOARD_TE0720 == 1 */
-
   /**
    * Configuration bits:
    * bit[1:0]: Size of data (1,2,3 or 4 bytes). 1 Byte <=> b00