diff --git a/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/metadata.yaml b/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/metadata.yaml
index 30b0d0148b792b693f167c319a303cbe24e23136..aa3bbfa1a1fc888e1e5f0d88b0a05ae8a9ee5900 100644
--- a/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/metadata.yaml
+++ b/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/metadata.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ tags:
     - misc
 series:
     - kubernetes
+deployment:
+    type: stateful
+    service: loadbalancer
 storage:
     docker:
         type: filesystem
@@ -17,10 +20,4 @@ storage:
     spool:
         type: filesystem
         location: /var/spool/squid
-# -- example relations, delete if unneeded
-#requires:
-#    db:
-#        interface: mysql
-#provides:
-#    website:
-#        interface: http
+
diff --git a/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/src/charm.py b/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/src/charm.py
index 6e2eff40c9534c822815c88dea3c5c0955192aab..67383ee8f7b818495f4c6306d8614290d684478a 100755
--- a/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/src/charm.py
+++ b/magma/hackfest_squid_cnf/charms/squid/src/charm.py
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ class SquidK8SCharm(CharmBase):
 
         if not self.state.installed:
             logging.warning("Config changed called before install complete, deferring event: {}.".format(event.handle))
-            self._defer_once(event)
 
             return
 
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ class SquidK8SCharm(CharmBase):
 
         if not self.state.configured:
             logging.warning("Start called before configuration complete, deferring event: {}".format(event.handle))
-            self._defer_once(event)
 
             return
         self.unit.status = MaintenanceStatus("Applying pod spec")
@@ -93,28 +91,6 @@ class SquidK8SCharm(CharmBase):
         self.state.started = True
         logging.info("Started")
 
-    def _defer_once(self, event):
-        """Defer the given event, but only once."""
-        notice_count = 0
-        handle = str(event.handle)
-
-        for event_path, _, _ in self.framework._storage.notices(None):
-            if event_path.startswith(handle.split('[')[0]):
-                notice_count += 1
-                logging.debug("Found event: {} x {}".format(event_path, notice_count))
-
-        if notice_count > 1:
-            logging.debug("Not deferring {} notice count of {}".format(handle, notice_count))
-        else:
-            logging.debug("Deferring {} notice count of {}".format(handle, notice_count))
-            event.defer()
-
-    def on_addconfig_action(self, event):
-        """Handle the example_action action."""
-        event.log("Hello from the example action.")
-        event.set_results({"success": "true"})
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from ops.main import main
     main(SquidK8SCharm)