diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
index dd83c2db12c5..e7852dad6d11 100644
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@
         "skip_xcvrd": true,
         "skip_psud": true,
         "skip_pcied": true,
-        "skip_thermalctld": true
+        "skip_thermalctld": true,
+        "skip_chassis_db_init": true
 }
diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn3700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn3700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
deleted file mode 100644
index dd83c2db12c5..000000000000
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn3700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-        "skip_ledd": true,
-        "skip_xcvrd": true,
-        "skip_psud": true,
-        "skip_pcied": true,
-        "skip_thermalctld": true
-}
diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn3700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn3700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..d9fa54f8d2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn3700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
deleted file mode 100644
index dd83c2db12c5..000000000000
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-        "skip_ledd": true,
-        "skip_xcvrd": true,
-        "skip_psud": true,
-        "skip_pcied": true,
-        "skip_thermalctld": true
-}
diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..d9fa54f8d2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4800_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4800_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
deleted file mode 100644
index dd83c2db12c5..000000000000
--- a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4800_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-        "skip_ledd": true,
-        "skip_xcvrd": true,
-        "skip_psud": true,
-        "skip_pcied": true,
-        "skip_thermalctld": true
-}
diff --git a/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4800_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4800_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
new file mode 120000
index 000000000000..d9fa54f8d2b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/device/mellanox/x86_64-mlnx_msn4800_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../x86_64-mlnx_msn2700_simx-r0/pmon_daemon_control.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2 b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
index 1bad4ab36731..fb1cdf2caab9 100644
--- a/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-platform-monitor/docker-pmon.supervisord.conf.j2
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
 {% endif %}
 
+{% if not skip_chassis_db_init %}
 [program:chassis_db_init]
 command=/usr/local/bin/chassis_db_init
 priority=3
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ stderr_logfile=syslog
 startsecs=10
 dependent_startup=true
 dependent_startup_wait_for=rsyslogd:running
+{% endif %}
 
 {% if not skip_sensors and HAVE_SENSORS_CONF == 1 %}
 [program:lm-sensors]