diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
index cb96e9b2..9945e5b0 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/server_config.tcl
@@ -226,7 +226,6 @@ proc server_set_sobj_attributes {} {
     ::nexus::set_sobj_attributes 
     ::histogram_memory::set_sobj_attributes 
     ::utility::set_chopper_attributes
-    ::utility::set_sctobj_attributes
     ::utility::set_sct_object_attributes
 ## TODO move the following to the new ansto gumxml.tcl
     sicslist setatt getgumtreexml privilege internal
diff --git a/site_ansto/instrument/util/utility.tcl b/site_ansto/instrument/util/utility.tcl
index 76660fae..1722bc99 100644
--- a/site_ansto/instrument/util/utility.tcl
+++ b/site_ansto/instrument/util/utility.tcl
@@ -435,12 +435,6 @@ proc ::utility::set_histomem_attributes {} {
     sicslist setatt $hm mutable true
   }
 }
-proc ::utility::set_sctobj_attributes {} {
-  foreach sobj [sicslist type SctController] {
-    hsetprop /$sobj control false
-    hsetprop /$sobj data false
-  }
-}
 proc ::utility::set_sct_object_attributes {} {
   foreach sobj [sicslist type SCT_OBJECT] {
     sicslist setatt $sobj data true