diff --git a/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py b/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
index 9629b4040c5..310fe7fcbc1 100644
--- a/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
+++ b/network/nxos/nxos_smu.py
@@ -291,15 +291,6 @@ def execute_config_command(commands, module):
         clie = get_exception()
         module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
                          error=str(clie), commands=commands)
-    except AttributeError:
-        try:
-            commands.insert(0, 'configure')
-            module.cli.add_commands(commands, output='config')
-            response = module.cli.run_commands()
-        except ShellError:
-            clie = get_exception()
-            module.fail_json(msg='Error sending CLI commands',
-                             error=str(clie), commands=commands)
     return response