diff --git a/utilities_common/cli.py b/utilities_common/cli.py
index afa42dc3b3..9273f9c967 100644
--- a/utilities_common/cli.py
+++ b/utilities_common/cli.py
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ def __init__(self, db=None):
             self.port_dict = self.config_db.get_table('PORT')
         self.alias_max_length = 0
 
-
-        if not self.port_dict:
-            click.echo(message="Warning: failed to retrieve PORT table from ConfigDB!", err=True)
-            self.port_dict = {}
-
         for port_name in self.port_dict:
             try:
                 if self.alias_max_length < len(