Model is not updated through applyDiff method anymore

controller/northbound/server/networkElement.go

@@ -858,10 +858,7 @@ func (n *NetworkElementServer) ChangeMNE(duid uuid.UUID, operation mnepb.ApiOper
 		ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), types.CtxKeyOperation, operation) // nolint
 		payload := change.Payload{Original: original, Modified: modified}
 		pathToSet := path
-		if err := mne.Transport().Set(ctx, payload, pathToSet, plugin); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return n.mneService.Update(mne)
+		return mne.Transport().Set(ctx, payload, pathToSet, plugin)
 	}
 
 	currentModel, err := mne.GetModelAsFilteredCopy()

controller/nucleus/gnmi_transport.go

@@ -136,20 +136,6 @@ func (g *Gnmi) applyDiff(ctx context.Context, payload change.Payload, path *gpb.
 	}
 	log.Info(resp)
 
-	// apply diffs to the plugin of the managed network element.
-	for _, update := range updates {
-		err := plugin.SetNode(update.GetPath(), update.GetVal())
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-	for _, del := range deletes {
-		err := plugin.DeleteNode(del)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }