diff --git a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
index 84d3b543..c08ce556 100644
--- a/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
+++ b/kickstart/files/kickstart.cfg
@@ -2385,14 +2385,12 @@ if [ ! "${controller}" = true -a "${worker}" = true ] ; then
     rm ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/fm-api.conf
     rm ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sm-api.conf
     rm ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sm.conf
-    rm ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sm-watchdog.conf
     rm ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sw-patch-controller-daemon.conf
 
     ln -s /dev/null ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/hbsAgent.conf
     ln -s /dev/null ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/fm-api.conf
     ln -s /dev/null ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sm-api.conf
     ln -s /dev/null ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sm.conf
-    ln -s /dev/null ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sm-watchdog.conf
     ln -s /dev/null ${IMAGE_ROOTFS}/etc/pmon.d/sw-patch-controller-daemon.conf
 fi
 
diff --git a/mtce/src/pmon/scripts/pmon-test.sh b/mtce/src/pmon/scripts/pmon-test.sh
index 374384a0..fda08a70 100755
--- a/mtce/src/pmon/scripts/pmon-test.sh
+++ b/mtce/src/pmon/scripts/pmon-test.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 # sm-api                          restart PASSED [8896]:[8460]
 # skipping 'sm' process
 # sm-eru                          restart PASSED [8904]:[10993]
-# sm-watchdog                     restart PASSED [8695]:[14621]
 # skipping 'sshd' process
 # sw-patch-agent                  restart PASSED [2740]:[17461]
 # sw-patch-controller-daemon      restart PASSED [2558]:[21336]