diff --git a/controllers/hosts.go b/controllers/hosts.go
index a2b708fc..77334f06 100644
--- a/controllers/hosts.go
+++ b/controllers/hosts.go
@@ -100,16 +100,6 @@ func updateHost(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.UpdateHostRelay(currHost.ID.String(), currHost.RelayedHosts, newHost.RelayedHosts)
 	}
 
-	newNetworks := logic.GetHostNetworks(newHost.ID.String())
-	if len(newNetworks) > 0 {
-		if err = mq.ModifyClient(&mq.MqClient{
-			ID:       currHost.ID.String(),
-			Text:     currHost.Name,
-			Networks: newNetworks,
-		}); err != nil {
-			logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to update host networks roles in DynSec:", err.Error())
-		}
-	}
 	// publish host update through MQ
 	if err := mq.HostUpdate(&models.HostUpdate{
 		Action: models.UpdateHost,
@@ -215,16 +205,6 @@ func addHostToNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}); err != nil {
 		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to update host to join network:", hostid, network, err.Error())
 	}
-	networks := logic.GetHostNetworks(currHost.ID.String())
-	if len(networks) > 0 {
-		if err = mq.ModifyClient(&mq.MqClient{
-			ID:       currHost.ID.String(),
-			Text:     currHost.Name,
-			Networks: networks,
-		}); err != nil {
-			logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to update host networks roles in DynSec:", hostid, err.Error())
-		}
-	}
 
 	logger.Log(2, r.Header.Get("user"), fmt.Sprintf("added host %s to network %s", currHost.Name, network))
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
diff --git a/controllers/network.go b/controllers/network.go
index 6dbdd6ae..836b050e 100644
--- a/controllers/network.go
+++ b/controllers/network.go
@@ -372,10 +372,6 @@ func deleteNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := mq.DeleteNetworkRole(network); err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, fmt.Sprintf("failed to remove network DynSec role: %v", err.Error()))
-	}
-
 	logger.Log(1, r.Header.Get("user"), "deleted network", network)
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
 	json.NewEncoder(w).Encode("success")
@@ -423,11 +419,6 @@ func createNetwork(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err = mq.CreateNetworkRole(network.NetID); err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, r.Header.Get("user"), "failed to create network DynSec role:",
-			err.Error())
-	}
-
 	if err = logic.AddDefaultHostsToNetwork(network.NetID, servercfg.GetServer()); err != nil {
 		logger.Log(0, fmt.Sprintf("failed to add default hosts to network [%v]: %v",
 			network.NetID, err.Error()))
diff --git a/controllers/node.go b/controllers/node.go
index fa47e42c..9794ee61 100644
--- a/controllers/node.go
+++ b/controllers/node.go
@@ -591,16 +591,6 @@ func createNode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 				return
 			}
 			logic.UpdateHost(&data.Host, host) // update the in memory struct values
-			networks := logic.GetHostNetworks(data.Host.ID.String())
-			if err := mq.ModifyClient(&mq.MqClient{
-				ID:       data.Host.ID.String(),
-				Text:     data.Host.Name,
-				Networks: networks,
-			}); err != nil {
-				logger.Log(0, fmt.Sprintf("failed to modify DynSec client: %v", err.Error()))
-				logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "internal"))
-				return
-			}
 
 		} else {
 			logger.Log(0, "error creating host", err.Error())
@@ -1014,12 +1004,6 @@ func deleteNode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
 		return
 	}
-	host, err := logic.GetHost(node.HostID.String())
-	if err != nil {
-		logger.Log(0, "error retrieving host for node", node.ID.String(), err.Error())
-		logic.ReturnErrorResponse(w, r, logic.FormatError(err, "badrequest"))
-		return
-	}
 	if r.Header.Get("ismaster") != "yes" {
 		username := r.Header.Get("user")
 		if username != "" && !doesUserOwnNode(username, params["network"], nodeid) {
@@ -1033,16 +1017,7 @@ func deleteNode(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	}
 	logic.ReturnSuccessResponse(w, r, nodeid+" deleted.")
 	logger.Log(1, r.Header.Get("user"), "Deleted node", nodeid, "from network", params["network"])
-	if fromNode { // update networks for host mq client
-		currNets := logic.GetHostNetworks(host.ID.String())
-		if len(currNets) > 0 {
-			mq.ModifyClient(&mq.MqClient{
-				ID:       host.ID.String(),
-				Text:     host.Name,
-				Networks: currNets,
-			})
-		}
-	} else { // notify node change
+	if !fromNode { // notify node change
 		runUpdates(&node, false)
 	}
 	go func() { // notify of peer change