diff --git a/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp b/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp
index f752af569aaa96ecb02c95680b9e34f33c38a446..7d25f603492cf920be293fbc6ec26a77a5f798b5 100644
--- a/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp
+++ b/xroot_plugins/XrdSsiCtaRequestMessage.cpp
@@ -324,24 +324,10 @@ void RequestMessage::process(const cta::xrd::Request &request, cta::xrd::Respons
 
 void RequestMessage::processOPENW(const cta::eos::Notification &notification, cta::xrd::Response &response)
 {
-   // Unpack message
-
-   cta::common::dataStructures::UserIdentity originator;
-   originator.name          = notification.cli().user().username();
-   originator.group         = notification.cli().user().groupname();
-
-   cta::utils::Timer t;
-
-   const std::string storageClass = notification.file().xattr().at("CTA_StorageClass");
-   // uint64_t archiveFileId = m_catalogue.checkAndGetNextArchiveFileId(m_cliIdentity.username, storageClass, originator);
-
    // Create a log entry
 
    cta::log::ScopedParamContainer params(m_lc);
-   //params.add("fileId", archiveFileId).add("catalogueTime", t.secs());
-   m_lc.log(cta::log::INFO, "In processOPENW(): getting new archive file ID.");
-
-   // response.mutable_xattr()->insert(google::protobuf::MapPair<std::string,std::string>("CTA_ArchiveFileId", std::to_string(archiveFileId)));
+   m_lc.log(cta::log::INFO, "In processOPENW(): ignoring OPENW event.");
 
    // Set response type