diff --git a/src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/replication_selector.json b/etc/replication_selector.json
similarity index 76%
rename from src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/replication_selector.json
rename to etc/replication_selector.json
index f44830f5d9..9714dece77 100644
--- a/src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/replication_selector.json
+++ b/etc/replication_selector.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
         "_deleted": {"$exists": false},
         "type": "WMCore.WorkQueue.DataStructs.WorkQueueElement.WorkQueueElement",
         "WMCore\\.WorkQueue\\.DataStructs\\.WorkQueueElement\\.WorkQueueElement":
-            {"ParentQueueUrl": "config.WorkQueueManager.queueParams['ParentQueueCouchUrl']",
-            "ChildQueueUrl": "config.WorkQueueManager.queueParams['QueueURL']"}
+            {"ChildQueueUrl": "config.WorkQueueManager.queueParams['QueueURL']"}
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/AgentStatusPoller.py b/src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/AgentStatusPoller.py
index de99c3f652..98c5aeaeb0 100644
--- a/src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/AgentStatusPoller.py
+++ b/src/python/WMComponent/AgentStatusWatcher/AgentStatusPoller.py
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ def __init__(self, config):
         self.hostPortAMQ = getattr(config.AgentStatusWatcher, "hostPortAMQ", [('cms-mb.cern.ch', 61313)])
 
         # Load CouchDB replication filters
-        jsonDir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-        replicationFile = os.path.join(jsonDir, "replication_selector.json")
+        # see: https://github.com/dmwm/CMSKubernetes/blob/69f0a02a52101ef/docker/pypi/wmagent/Dockerfile#L34
+        jsonDir = os.environ.get("WMA_DEPLOY_DIR", "/usr/local")
+        replicationFile = os.path.join(jsonDir, "etc/replication_selector.json")
         if os.path.exists(replicationFile):
             with open(replicationFile, 'r') as fd:
                 self.replicationDict = json.load(fd)
@@ -109,7 +110,6 @@ def setUpCouchDBReplication(self):
             localQInboxURL = "%s_inbox" % self.config.AnalyticsDataCollector.localQueueURL
             # Update the selector filter
             workqueueEscapedKey = "WMCore\.WorkQueue\.DataStructs\.WorkQueueElement\.WorkQueueElement"
-            self.replicationDict['WorkQueue/queueFilter'][workqueueEscapedKey]["ParentQueueUrl"] = parentQueueUrl
             self.replicationDict['WorkQueue/queueFilter'][workqueueEscapedKey]["ChildQueueUrl"] = childQueueUrl
             self.replicatorDocs.append({'source': parentQueueUrl,
                                         'target': localQInboxURL,