diff --git a/orchagent/port.h b/orchagent/port.h
index f99aaaa03707..16936f4c0bc2 100644
--- a/orchagent/port.h
+++ b/orchagent/port.h
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class Port
     std::string         m_alias;
     Type                m_type;
     int                 m_index = 0;    // PHY_PORT: index
-    int                 m_ifindex = 0;
     uint32_t            m_mtu = DEFAULT_MTU;
     uint32_t            m_speed = 0;    // Mbps
     bool                m_autoneg = 0;
diff --git a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
index 9b0dad45ebda..864f28f52c47 100644
--- a/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
+++ b/orchagent/portsorch.cpp
@@ -2235,16 +2235,6 @@ bool PortsOrch::initializePort(Port &p)
     /* Create host interface */
     addHostIntfs(p, p.m_alias, p.m_hif_id);
 
-#if 0
-    // TODO: Assure if_nametoindex(p.m_alias.c_str()) != 0
-    p.m_ifindex = if_nametoindex(p.m_alias.c_str());
-    if (p.m_ifindex == 0)
-    {
-        SWSS_LOG_ERROR("Failed to get netdev index alias:%s", p.m_alias.c_str());
-        return false;
-    }
-#endif
-
     /* Check warm start states */
     vector<FieldValueTuple> tuples;
     bool exist = m_portTable->get(p.m_alias, tuples);