diff --git a/federation/service/service.go b/federation/service/service.go
index dee1bb564..baaddf4ca 100644
--- a/federation/service/service.go
+++ b/federation/service/service.go
@@ -7,12 +7,8 @@ import (
 	cs "github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/compose/service"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/actionlog"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/auth"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/healthcheck"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/id"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/label"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/objstore"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/objstore/minio"
-	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/objstore/plain"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/options"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/pkg/rbac"
 	"github.com/cortezaproject/corteza-server/store"
@@ -31,11 +27,6 @@ type (
 )
 
 var (
-	DefaultObjectStore objstore.Store
-
-	// DefaultNgStore is an interface to storage backend(s)
-	// ng (next-gen) is a temporary prefix
-	// so that we can differentiate between it and the file-only store
 	DefaultStore store.Storer
 
 	DefaultLogger *zap.Logger
@@ -68,10 +59,6 @@ var (
 )
 
 func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config) (err error) {
-	var (
-		hcd = healthcheck.Defaults()
-	)
-
 	DefaultOptions = c.Federation
 
 	// we're doing conversion to avoid having
@@ -80,6 +67,8 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config)
 
 	DefaultLogger = log.Named("service")
 
+	// @todo add healthcheck(s) for federation sync services
+
 	{
 		tee := zap.NewNop()
 		policy := actionlog.MakeProductionPolicy()
@@ -96,43 +85,6 @@ func Initialize(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, s store.Storer, c Config)
 
 	DefaultAccessControl = AccessControl(rbac.Global())
 
-	if DefaultStore == nil {
-		const svcPath = "federation"
-		if c.Storage.MinioEndpoint != "" {
-			var bucket = svcPath
-			if c.Storage.MinioBucket != "" {
-				bucket = c.Storage.MinioBucket + "/" + svcPath
-			}
-
-			DefaultObjectStore, err = minio.New(bucket, minio.Options{
-				Endpoint:        c.Storage.MinioEndpoint,
-				Secure:          c.Storage.MinioSecure,
-				Strict:          c.Storage.MinioStrict,
-				AccessKeyID:     c.Storage.MinioAccessKey,
-				SecretAccessKey: c.Storage.MinioSecretKey,
-
-				ServerSideEncryptKey: []byte(c.Storage.MinioSSECKey),
-			})
-
-			log.Info("initializing minio",
-				zap.String("bucket", bucket),
-				zap.String("endpoint", c.Storage.MinioEndpoint),
-				zap.Error(err))
-		} else {
-			path := c.Storage.Path + "/" + svcPath
-			DefaultObjectStore, err = plain.New(path)
-			log.Info("initializing store",
-				zap.String("path", path),
-				zap.Error(err))
-		}
-
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
-	hcd.Add(objstore.Healthcheck(DefaultObjectStore), "Store/Federation")
-
 	DefaultNode = Node(DefaultStore, service.DefaultUser, DefaultActionlog, auth.DefaultJwtHandler, c.Federation, DefaultAccessControl)
 	DefaultNodeSync = NodeSync()
 	DefaultExposedModule = ExposedModule()