diff --git a/src/runtime/src/comms.rs b/src/runtime/src/comms.rs
index 2619d87..b3ccb3a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/src/comms.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/src/comms.rs
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ enum Reply {
 
 static CACHE_STORE: Mutex<BTreeMap<String, Vec<i32>>> = Mutex::new(BTreeMap::new());
 static DMA_RECORD_STORE: Mutex<BTreeMap<String, (Vec<u8>, i64)>> = Mutex::new(BTreeMap::new());
-static mut MGMT_STARTED: bool = false;
 
 async fn write_header(stream: &TcpStream, reply: Reply) -> Result<()> {
     stream.send_slice(&[0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, 0x5a, reply.to_u8().unwrap()]).await?;
@@ -443,10 +442,7 @@ pub fn main(timer: GlobalTimer, cfg: Config) {
     }
 
     mgmt::start(cfg);
-    unsafe {
-        MGMT_STARTED = true;
-    }
-
+    
     task::spawn(async move {
         let connection = Rc::new(Semaphore::new(1, 1));
         let terminate = Rc::new(Semaphore::new(0, 1));