diff --git a/apps/openstacknetworking/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknetworking/impl/RulePopulatorUtil.java b/apps/openstacknetworking/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknetworking/impl/RulePopulatorUtil.java
index e6ed5bf..b569da1 100644
--- a/apps/openstacknetworking/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknetworking/impl/RulePopulatorUtil.java
+++ b/apps/openstacknetworking/src/main/java/org/onosproject/openstacknetworking/impl/RulePopulatorUtil.java
@@ -17,24 +17,18 @@
 
 import org.onlab.packet.Ip4Address;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
-import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.ExtensionSelectorResolver;
 import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.ExtensionTreatmentResolver;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionPropertyException;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.DriverHandler;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.DriverService;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.ExtensionSelectorType;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionPropertyException;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.instructions.ExtensionTreatmentType;
-import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.DefaultForwardingObjective;
-import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.FlowObjectiveService;
-import org.onosproject.net.flowobjective.ForwardingObjective;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -143,40 +137,6 @@
     }
 
     /**
-     * Adds flow rules with the supplied information.
-     *
-     * @param flowObjectiveService flow objective service
-     * @param appId application id
-     * @param deviceId device id to remove this flow rule
-     * @param selector traffic selector
-     * @param treatment traffic treatment
-     * @param flag flag
-     * @param priority priority
-     * @param install populate flows if true, remove them otherwise
-     */
-    public static void setRule(FlowObjectiveService flowObjectiveService,
-                               ApplicationId appId,
-                               DeviceId deviceId,
-                               TrafficSelector selector,
-                               TrafficTreatment treatment,
-                               ForwardingObjective.Flag flag,
-                               int priority,
-                               boolean install) {
-        ForwardingObjective.Builder foBuilder = DefaultForwardingObjective.builder()
-                .withSelector(selector)
-                .withTreatment(treatment)
-                .withFlag(flag)
-                .withPriority(priority)
-                .fromApp(appId);
-
-        if (install) {
-            flowObjectiveService.forward(deviceId, foBuilder.add());
-        } else {
-            flowObjectiveService.forward(deviceId, foBuilder.remove());
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
      * Computes ConnTack State flag values.
      *
      * @param isTracking true for +trk, false for -trk