diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/Dockerfile.j2
index 4e440d7f5e..21d1573f0e 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y supervisor \
 
 COPY supervisord.conf /etc/supervisor/conf.d/supervisord.conf
 COPY ["*.j2", "/etc/swss/snmp/"]
-COPY ["snmpd", "/etc/default/"]
 COPY ["config.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
 
 ## Although exposing ports is not need for host net mode, keep it for possible bridge mode
diff --git a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/snmpd b/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/snmpd
deleted file mode 100644
index 576c366d2b..0000000000
--- a/dockers/docker-snmp-sv2/snmpd
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# This file controls the activity of snmpd
-
-# Don't load any MIBs by default.
-# You might comment this lines once you have the MIBs downloaded.
-export MIBS=
-
-# snmpd control (yes means start daemon).
-SNMPDRUN=yes
-
-# snmpd options (use syslog, close stdin/out/err).
-SNMPDOPTS='-LS4d -Lf /dev/null -u Debian-snmp -g Debian-snmp -I -smux,mteTrigger,mteTriggerConf,ifTable,ifXTable -p /run/snmpd.pid'