set -x
        fi
        
-       # get user/pass/host from base.conf 
-       if ! check_r_file "${BASE_CONF}"; then
-            echo "error: aborting ${COMPONENT_TYPE} installation: ${BASE_CONF} is not accessible"
-            exit 1
-       fi
-       DB_USER=`grep "^JDBC_USER=" ${BASE_CONF}     | awk -F'=' '{print $2}'`
-       DB_PASS=`grep "^JDBC_PASSWORD=" ${BASE_CONF} | awk -F'=' '{print $2}'`
-       DB_HOST=`grep "^JDBC_URL=" ${BASE_CONF}      | awk -F'=' '{print $2}' | awk -F':' '{print $3}' | sed -e"s/\///g"`
-       echo "Perform DB schema upgrade on: $DB_HOST"
-       if ! check_x_file "${POLICY_HOME}/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh"; then
-            echo "error: ${POLICY_HOME}/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh is not accessible"
-            exit 1
-       else
-            ${POLICY_HOME}/bin/db_upgrade_remote.sh "${DB_USER}" "${DB_PASS}" "${DB_HOST}"
-       fi
-       return 0
+       # nothing to do
 }
 
 # This function installs elk related shell scripts and sql files in the proper locations