diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentLinkResourceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentLinkResourceStore.java
index 3a29635..798bb75 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentLinkResourceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentLinkResourceStore.java
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.LinkKey;
 import org.onosproject.net.Port;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentId;
-import org.onosproject.net.link.LinkService;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.link.BandwidthResource;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.link.BandwidthResourceAllocation;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.link.LambdaResource;
@@ -108,9 +107,6 @@
     protected StorageService storageService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected LinkService linkService;
-
-    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected DeviceService deviceService;
 
     @Activate