diff --git a/ambry-clustermap/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.clustermap/StaticClusterManager.java b/ambry-clustermap/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.clustermap/StaticClusterManager.java
index 77e5b5d629..f2eb523fe1 100644
--- a/ambry-clustermap/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.clustermap/StaticClusterManager.java
+++ b/ambry-clustermap/src/main/java/com.github.ambry.clustermap/StaticClusterManager.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public MetricRegistry getMetricRegistry() {
 
   @Override
   public void registerClusterMapListener(ClusterMapChangeListener clusterMapChangeListener) {
-    throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Registering clustermap listener is not supported in static clustermap");
+    // no op for static cluster manager
   }
 
   // Administrative API