diff --git a/syncd/syncd_hard_reinit.cpp b/syncd/syncd_hard_reinit.cpp
index 360991495ac2..fc197fa68516 100644
--- a/syncd/syncd_hard_reinit.cpp
+++ b/syncd/syncd_hard_reinit.cpp
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ sai_object_id_t processSingleVid(sai_object_id_t vid)
     {
         if (shouldSkipCreateion(vid, rid, createObject, [](sai_object_id_t id) { return id == redisGetDefaultStpInstanceId(); }))
         {
-            SWSS_LOG_INFO("default virtual router will not be created, processed VID 0x%lx to RID 0x%lx", vid, rid);
+            SWSS_LOG_INFO("default stp instance will not be created, processed VID 0x%lx to RID 0x%lx", vid, rid);
         }
     }
     else if (objectType == SAI_OBJECT_TYPE_QUEUE)
diff --git a/syncd/syncd_reinit.cpp b/syncd/syncd_reinit.cpp
index 55021bd18f50..a5dc558ea701 100644
--- a/syncd/syncd_reinit.cpp
+++ b/syncd/syncd_reinit.cpp
@@ -996,7 +996,8 @@ void onSyncdStart(bool warmStart)
 
     helperCheckDefaultTrapGroup();
 
-    helperCheckDefaultStpInstance();
+    // currently STP is disabled since not all vendors supports that
+    //helperCheckDefaultStpInstance();
 
     helperCheckVlanId();