diff --git a/lib/northbound.c b/lib/northbound.c
index 69b96d365693..0434cf8fb776 100644
--- a/lib/northbound.c
+++ b/lib/northbound.c
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ struct nb_config *nb_config_new(struct lyd_node *dnode)
 		config->dnode = yang_dnode_new(ly_native_ctx, true);
 	config->version = 0;
 
-	RB_INIT(nb_config_cbs, &config->cfg_chgs);
-
 	return config;
 }
 
@@ -314,7 +312,7 @@ void nb_config_free(struct nb_config *config)
 {
 	if (config->dnode)
 		yang_dnode_free(config->dnode);
-	nb_config_diff_del_changes(&config->cfg_chgs);
+
 	XFREE(MTYPE_NB_CONFIG, config);
 }
 
@@ -326,8 +324,6 @@ struct nb_config *nb_config_dup(const struct nb_config *config)
 	dup->dnode = yang_dnode_dup(config->dnode);
 	dup->version = config->version;
 
-	RB_INIT(nb_config_cbs, &dup->cfg_chgs);
-
 	return dup;
 }
 
@@ -753,65 +749,6 @@ int nb_candidate_edit(struct nb_config *candidate,
 	return NB_OK;
 }
 
-static void nb_update_candidate_changes(struct nb_config *candidate,
-					struct nb_cfg_change *change,
-					uint32_t *seq)
-{
-	enum nb_operation oper = change->operation;
-	char *xpath = change->xpath;
-	struct lyd_node *root = NULL;
-	struct lyd_node *dnode;
-	struct nb_config_cbs *cfg_chgs = &candidate->cfg_chgs;
-	int op;
-
-	switch (oper) {
-	case NB_OP_CREATE:
-	case NB_OP_MODIFY:
-		root = yang_dnode_get(candidate->dnode, xpath);
-		break;
-	case NB_OP_DESTROY:
-		root = yang_dnode_get(running_config->dnode, xpath);
-		/* code */
-		break;
-	case NB_OP_MOVE:
-	case NB_OP_PRE_VALIDATE:
-	case NB_OP_APPLY_FINISH:
-	case NB_OP_GET_ELEM:
-	case NB_OP_GET_NEXT:
-	case NB_OP_GET_KEYS:
-	case NB_OP_LOOKUP_ENTRY:
-	case NB_OP_RPC:
-		break;
-	default:
-		assert(!"non-enum value, invalid");
-	}
-
-	if (!root)
-		return;
-
-	LYD_TREE_DFS_BEGIN (root, dnode) {
-		op = nb_lyd_diff_get_op(dnode);
-		switch (op) {
-		case 'c': /* create */
-			nb_config_diff_created(dnode, seq, cfg_chgs);
-			LYD_TREE_DFS_continue = 1;
-			break;
-		case 'd': /* delete */
-			nb_config_diff_deleted(dnode, seq, cfg_chgs);
-			LYD_TREE_DFS_continue = 1;
-			break;
-		case 'r': /* replace */
-			nb_config_diff_add_change(cfg_chgs, NB_OP_MODIFY, seq,
-						  dnode);
-			break;
-		case 'n': /* none */
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-		LYD_TREE_DFS_END(root, dnode);
-	}
-}
-
 static bool nb_is_operation_allowed(struct nb_node *nb_node,
 				    struct nb_cfg_change *change)
 {
@@ -829,8 +766,6 @@ void nb_candidate_edit_config_changes(
 	size_t num_cfg_changes, const char *xpath_base, const char *curr_xpath,
 	int xpath_index, char *err_buf, int err_bufsize, bool *error)
 {
-	uint32_t seq = 0;
-
 	if (error)
 		*error = false;
 
@@ -900,7 +835,6 @@ void nb_candidate_edit_config_changes(
 				*error = true;
 			continue;
 		}
-		nb_update_candidate_changes(candidate_config, change, &seq);
 	}
 
 	if (error && *error) {
diff --git a/lib/northbound.h b/lib/northbound.h
index 1723a87e4e75..5cf6e85b4bd3 100644
--- a/lib/northbound.h
+++ b/lib/northbound.h
@@ -703,7 +703,6 @@ struct nb_transaction {
 struct nb_config {
 	struct lyd_node *dnode;
 	uint32_t version;
-	struct nb_config_cbs cfg_chgs;
 };
 
 /* Callback function used by nb_oper_data_iterate(). */
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c
index a0e610c7c745..8ed15b172653 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_ds.c
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ static int mgmt_ds_replace_dst_with_src_ds(struct mgmt_ds_ctx *src,
 		dst->root.dnode_root = yang_dnode_dup(src->root.dnode_root);
 	}
 
-	if (src->ds_id == MGMTD_DS_CANDIDATE) {
-		/*
-		 * Drop the changes in scratch-buffer.
-		 */
-		MGMTD_DS_DBG("Emptying Candidate Scratch buffer!");
-		nb_config_diff_del_changes(&src->root.cfg_root->cfg_chgs);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -126,14 +118,6 @@ static int mgmt_ds_merge_src_with_dst_ds(struct mgmt_ds_ctx *src,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	if (src->ds_id == MGMTD_DS_CANDIDATE) {
-		/*
-		 * Drop the changes in scratch-buffer.
-		 */
-		MGMTD_DS_DBG("Emptying Candidate Scratch buffer!");
-		nb_config_diff_del_changes(&src->root.cfg_root->cfg_chgs);
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
index 53b9b7df46c2..a3bd12c4189e 100644
--- a/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
+++ b/mgmtd/mgmt_txn.c
@@ -1193,25 +1193,11 @@ static int mgmt_txn_prepare_config(struct mgmt_txn_ctx *txn)
 		goto mgmt_txn_prepare_config_done;
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Check for diffs from scratch buffer. If found empty
-	 * get the diff from Candidate DS itself.
-	 */
-	cfg_chgs = &nb_config->cfg_chgs;
-	if (RB_EMPTY(nb_config_cbs, cfg_chgs)) {
-		/*
-		 * This could be the case when the config is directly
-		 * loaded onto the candidate DS from a file. Get the
-		 * diff from a full comparison of the candidate and
-		 * running DSs.
-		 */
-		nb_config_diff(mgmt_ds_get_nb_config(
-				       txn->commit_cfg_req->req.commit_cfg
-					       .dst_ds_ctx),
-			       nb_config, &changes);
-		cfg_chgs = &changes;
-		del_cfg_chgs = true;
-	}
+	nb_config_diff(mgmt_ds_get_nb_config(txn->commit_cfg_req->req.commit_cfg
+					     .dst_ds_ctx),
+		       nb_config, &changes);
+	cfg_chgs = &changes;
+	del_cfg_chgs = true;
 
 	if (RB_EMPTY(nb_config_cbs, cfg_chgs)) {
 		/*