diff --git a/waggle-dance-core/src/main/java/com/hotels/bdp/waggledance/server/FederatedHMSHandler.java b/waggle-dance-core/src/main/java/com/hotels/bdp/waggledance/server/FederatedHMSHandler.java
index 770d1c855..84213adc9 100644
--- a/waggle-dance-core/src/main/java/com/hotels/bdp/waggledance/server/FederatedHMSHandler.java
+++ b/waggle-dance-core/src/main/java/com/hotels/bdp/waggledance/server/FederatedHMSHandler.java
@@ -1341,14 +1341,6 @@ public GrantRevokePrivilegeResponse grant_revoke_privileges(GrantRevokePrivilege
   public GrantRevokePrivilegeResponse refresh_privileges(HiveObjectRef hiveObjectRef, String authorizer,
                                                          GrantRevokePrivilegeRequest grantRevokePrivilegeRequest) throws MetaException, TException {
     DatabaseMapping databaseMapping = checkWritePermissions(hiveObjectRef.getDbName());
-    PrivilegeBag privilegeBag = grantRevokePrivilegeRequest.getPrivileges();
-    if (privilegeBag != null && privilegeBag.getPrivileges() != null) {
-      for (HiveObjectPrivilege hiveObjectPrivilege : privilegeBag.getPrivileges()) {
-        if (hiveObjectPrivilege.getHiveObject() != null) {
-          databaseMapping.transformInboundHiveObjectRef(hiveObjectPrivilege.getHiveObject());
-        }
-      }
-    }
     return databaseMapping.getClient().refresh_privileges(databaseMapping.transformInboundHiveObjectRef(hiveObjectRef),
             authorizer, databaseMapping.transformInboundGrantRevokePrivilegesRequest(grantRevokePrivilegeRequest));
   }