diff --git a/src/conf_mode/protocols_static_multicast.py b/src/conf_mode/protocols_static_multicast.py
index 2bf794042..d323ceb4f 100755
--- a/src/conf_mode/protocols_static_multicast.py
+++ b/src/conf_mode/protocols_static_multicast.py
@@ -1,137 +1,135 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
-# Copyright (C) 2020 VyOS maintainers and contributors
+# Copyright (C) 2020-2024 VyOS maintainers and contributors
 #
 # This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 or later as
 # published by the Free Software Foundation.
 #
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 # MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
 # GNU General Public License for more details.
 #
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import os
 
 from ipaddress import IPv4Address
 from sys import exit
 
 from vyos import ConfigError
 from vyos import frr
 from vyos.config import Config
-from vyos.utils.process import call
-from vyos.template import render, render_to_string
+from vyos.template import render_to_string
 
 from vyos import airbag
 airbag.enable()
 
 config_file = r'/tmp/static_mcast.frr'
 
 # Get configuration for static multicast route
 def get_config(config=None):
     if config:
         conf = config
     else:
         conf = Config()
     mroute = {
         'old_mroute' : {},
         'mroute' : {}
     }
 
     base_path = "protocols static multicast"
 
     if not (conf.exists(base_path) or conf.exists_effective(base_path)):
         return None
 
     conf.set_level(base_path)
 
     # Get multicast effective routes
     for route in conf.list_effective_nodes('route'):
         mroute['old_mroute'][route] = {}
         for next_hop in conf.list_effective_nodes('route {0} next-hop'.format(route)):
             mroute['old_mroute'][route].update({
                 next_hop : conf.return_value('route {0} next-hop {1} distance'.format(route, next_hop))
             })
 
     # Get multicast effective interface-routes
     for route in conf.list_effective_nodes('interface-route'):
         if not route in  mroute['old_mroute']:
             mroute['old_mroute'][route] = {}
         for next_hop in conf.list_effective_nodes('interface-route {0} next-hop-interface'.format(route)):
             mroute['old_mroute'][route].update({
                 next_hop : conf.return_value('interface-route {0} next-hop-interface {1} distance'.format(route, next_hop))
             })
 
     # Get multicast routes
     for route in conf.list_nodes('route'):
         mroute['mroute'][route] = {}
         for next_hop in conf.list_nodes('route {0} next-hop'.format(route)):
             mroute['mroute'][route].update({
                 next_hop : conf.return_value('route {0} next-hop {1} distance'.format(route, next_hop))
             })
 
     # Get multicast interface-routes
     for route in conf.list_nodes('interface-route'):
         if not route in  mroute['mroute']:
             mroute['mroute'][route] = {}
         for next_hop in conf.list_nodes('interface-route {0} next-hop-interface'.format(route)):
             mroute['mroute'][route].update({
                 next_hop : conf.return_value('interface-route {0} next-hop-interface {1} distance'.format(route, next_hop))
             })
 
     return mroute
 
 def verify(mroute):
     if mroute is None:
         return None
 
     for route in mroute['mroute']:
         route = route.split('/')
         if IPv4Address(route[0]) < IPv4Address('224.0.0.0'):
             raise ConfigError(route + " not a multicast network")
 
 
 def generate(mroute):
     if mroute is None:
         return None
 
     mroute['new_frr_config'] = render_to_string('frr/static_mcast.frr.j2', mroute)
     return None
 
 
 def apply(mroute):
     if mroute is None:
         return None
     static_daemon = 'staticd'
 
     frr_cfg = frr.FRRConfig()
     frr_cfg.load_configuration(static_daemon)
 
     if 'old_mroute' in mroute:
         for route_gr in mroute['old_mroute']:
             for nh in mroute['old_mroute'][route_gr]:
                 if mroute['old_mroute'][route_gr][nh]:
                     frr_cfg.modify_section(f'^ip mroute {route_gr} {nh} {mroute["old_mroute"][route_gr][nh]}')
                 else:
                     frr_cfg.modify_section(f'^ip mroute {route_gr} {nh}')
 
     if 'new_frr_config' in mroute:
         frr_cfg.add_before(frr.default_add_before, mroute['new_frr_config'])
 
     frr_cfg.commit_configuration(static_daemon)
 
     return None
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     try:
         c = get_config()
         verify(c)
         generate(c)
         apply(c)
     except ConfigError as e:
         print(e)
         exit(1)