diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
index 54bc068e8..dff2a4123 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.cpp
@@ -22,15 +22,14 @@ DeviceHandlerBase::DeviceHandlerBase(object_id_t setObjectId,
 		uint32_t thermalRequestPoolId, FailureIsolationBase* fdirInstance,
 		size_t cmdQueueSize) :
 		SystemObject(setObjectId), mode(MODE_OFF), submode(SUBMODE_NONE),
-		maxDeviceReplyLen(maxDeviceReplyLen), wiretappingMode(OFF),
-		storedRawData(StorageManagerIF::INVALID_ADDRESS), deviceCommunicationId(
-	    deviceCommunication), deviceThermalStatePoolId(thermalStatePoolId),
-		deviceThermalRequestPoolId(thermalRequestPoolId), healthHelper(this,
-		setObjectId), modeHelper(this), parameterHelper(this),
+		wiretappingMode(OFF), storedRawData(StorageManagerIF::INVALID_ADDRESS),
+		deviceCommunicationId(deviceCommunication), deviceThermalStatePoolId(
+		thermalStatePoolId),deviceThermalRequestPoolId(thermalRequestPoolId),
+		healthHelper(this,setObjectId), modeHelper(this), parameterHelper(this),
 		childTransitionFailure(RETURN_OK), fdirInstance(fdirInstance),
 		hkSwitcher(this), defaultFDIRUsed(fdirInstance == nullptr),
 		switchOffWasReported(false), actionHelper(this, nullptr), cookieInfo(),
-		ioBoardAddress(ioBoardAddress), childTransitionDelay(5000),
+		childTransitionDelay(5000),
 		transitionSourceMode(_MODE_POWER_DOWN), transitionSourceSubMode(
 		SUBMODE_NONE), deviceSwitch(setDeviceSwitch) {
 	commandQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->createMessageQueue(cmdQueueSize,
diff --git a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
index 982b427ec..2e125e84b 100644
--- a/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
+++ b/devicehandlers/DeviceHandlerBase.h
@@ -498,11 +498,6 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	uint8_t pstStep = 0;
 
-	/**
-	 * This will be used in the RMAP getRead command as expected length, is set by the constructor, can be modiefied at will.
-	 */
-	const uint32_t maxDeviceReplyLen;
-
 	/**
 	 * wiretapping flag:
 	 *
@@ -994,11 +989,6 @@ private:
 	 */
 	CookieInfo cookieInfo;
 
-	/**
-	 * cached from ctor for initialize()
-	 */
-	const uint32_t ioBoardAddress;
-
 	/**
 	 * Used for timing out mode transitions.
 	 *