diff --git a/files/build_templates/lldp.timer.j2 b/files/build_templates/lldp.timer.j2
deleted file mode 120000
index 8e6950d6f3b..00000000000
--- a/files/build_templates/lldp.timer.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-per_namespace/lldp.timer.j2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/files/scripts/syncd.sh b/files/scripts/syncd.sh
index 357c44ff6cc..e9c2cfd494b 100755
--- a/files/scripts/syncd.sh
+++ b/files/scripts/syncd.sh
@@ -105,17 +105,6 @@ function waitplatform() {
             debug "Started pmon service"
         fi
     fi
-    if [[ x"$BOOT_TYPE" = @(x"fast"|x"warm"|x"fastfast") ]]; then
-        debug "LLDP service is delayed by a timer for better fast/warm boot performance"
-    else
-        lldp_state=$(systemctl is-enabled lldp.timer)
-        if [[ $lldp_state == "enabled" ]]
-        then
-            debug "Starting lldp service..."
-            /bin/systemctl start lldp
-            debug "Started lldp service"
-        fi
-    fi
 }
 
 function stopplatform1() {