diff --git a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
index 0d0dda9..dc925e6 100644
--- a/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
+++ b/apps/fwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/fwd/ReactiveForwarding.java
@@ -30,14 +30,10 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
-import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.Host;
 import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
 import org.onosproject.net.Path;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowRule;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
@@ -48,6 +44,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.host.HostService;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.InboundPacket;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketPriority;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProcessor;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketService;
 import org.onosproject.net.topology.TopologyService;
@@ -62,7 +59,6 @@
 
     private static final int TIMEOUT = 10;
     private static final int PRIORITY = 10;
-    private static final int PUNT_RULE_PRIORITY = 5;
 
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
 
@@ -79,9 +75,6 @@
     protected FlowRuleService flowRuleService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected DeviceService deviceService;
-
-    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected CoreService coreService;
 
     private ReactivePacketProcessor processor = new ReactivePacketProcessor();
@@ -99,10 +92,14 @@
     @Activate
     public void activate(ComponentContext context) {
         appId = coreService.registerApplication("org.onosproject.fwd");
-        deviceService.addListener(new InternalDeviceListener());
-        pushRules();
+
         packetService.addProcessor(processor, PacketProcessor.ADVISOR_MAX + 2);
         readComponentConfiguration(context);
+
+        TrafficSelector.Builder selector = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder();
+        selector.matchEthType(Ethernet.TYPE_IPV4);
+        packetService.requestPackets(selector.build(), PacketPriority.REACTIVE, appId);
+
         log.info("Started with Application ID {}", appId.id());
     }
 
@@ -303,58 +300,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Pushes flow rules to all devices.
-     */
-    private void pushRules() {
-        for (Device device : deviceService.getDevices()) {
-            pushRules(device);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Pushes flow rules to the device to receive packets that need
-     * to be processed.
-     *
-     * @param device the device to push the rules to
-     */
-    private synchronized void pushRules(Device device) {
-        TrafficSelector.Builder sbuilder = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder();
-        TrafficTreatment.Builder tbuilder = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder();
-
-        // Get all IPv4 packets
-        sbuilder.matchEthType(Ethernet.TYPE_IPV4);
-        tbuilder.punt();
-        FlowRule flowArp =
-            new DefaultFlowRule(device.id(),
-                                sbuilder.build(), tbuilder.build(),
-                                PUNT_RULE_PRIORITY, appId, 0, true);
-
-        flowRuleService.applyFlowRules(flowArp);
-    }
-
-    public class InternalDeviceListener implements DeviceListener {
-
-        @Override
-        public void event(DeviceEvent event) {
-            Device device = event.subject();
-            switch (event.type()) {
-                case DEVICE_ADDED:
-                    pushRules(device);
-                    break;
-                case DEVICE_AVAILABILITY_CHANGED:
-                case DEVICE_SUSPENDED:
-                case DEVICE_UPDATED:
-                case DEVICE_REMOVED:
-                case PORT_ADDED:
-                case PORT_UPDATED:
-                case PORT_REMOVED:
-                default:
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java b/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java
index 9dd657e..2e7634c 100644
--- a/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java
+++ b/apps/ifwd/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ifwd/IntentReactiveForwarding.java
@@ -25,17 +25,11 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
-import org.onosproject.net.Device;
 import org.onosproject.net.Host;
 import org.onosproject.net.HostId;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceEvent;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceListener;
-import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultFlowRule;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficTreatment;
-import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRuleService;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
@@ -46,6 +40,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.InboundPacket;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.OutboundPacket;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketPriority;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProcessor;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketService;
 import org.onosproject.net.topology.TopologyService;
@@ -59,8 +54,6 @@
 
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
 
-    private static final int PUNT_RULE_PRIORITY = 5;
-
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected CoreService coreService;
 
@@ -79,18 +72,19 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected FlowRuleService flowRuleService;
 
-    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected DeviceService deviceService;
-
     private ReactivePacketProcessor processor = new ReactivePacketProcessor();
     private ApplicationId appId;
 
     @Activate
     public void activate() {
         appId = coreService.registerApplication("org.onosproject.ifwd");
-        deviceService.addListener(new InternalDeviceListener());
-        pushRules();
+
         packetService.addProcessor(processor, PacketProcessor.ADVISOR_MAX + 2);
+
+        TrafficSelector.Builder selector = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder();
+        selector.matchEthType(Ethernet.TYPE_IPV4);
+        packetService.requestPackets(selector.build(), PacketPriority.REACTIVE, appId);
+
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
@@ -172,56 +166,4 @@
         intentService.submit(intent);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Pushes flow rules to all devices.
-     */
-    private void pushRules() {
-        for (Device device : deviceService.getDevices()) {
-            pushRules(device);
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Pushes flow rules to the device to receive packets that need
-     * to be processed.
-     *
-     * @param device the device to push the rules to
-     */
-    private synchronized void pushRules(Device device) {
-        TrafficSelector.Builder sbuilder = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder();
-        TrafficTreatment.Builder tbuilder = DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder();
-
-        // Get all IPv4 packets
-        sbuilder.matchEthType(Ethernet.TYPE_IPV4);
-        tbuilder.punt();
-        FlowRule flowArp =
-            new DefaultFlowRule(device.id(),
-                                sbuilder.build(), tbuilder.build(),
-                                PUNT_RULE_PRIORITY, appId, 0, true);
-
-        flowRuleService.applyFlowRules(flowArp);
-    }
-
-    public class InternalDeviceListener implements DeviceListener {
-
-        @Override
-        public void event(DeviceEvent event) {
-            Device device = event.subject();
-            switch (event.type()) {
-                case DEVICE_ADDED:
-                    pushRules(device);
-                    break;
-                case DEVICE_AVAILABILITY_CHANGED:
-                case DEVICE_SUSPENDED:
-                case DEVICE_UPDATED:
-                case DEVICE_REMOVED:
-                case PORT_ADDED:
-                case PORT_UPDATED:
-                case PORT_REMOVED:
-                default:
-                    break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
 }
diff --git a/apps/proxyarp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/proxyarp/ProxyArp.java b/apps/proxyarp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/proxyarp/ProxyArp.java
index 854a60d..01018fd 100644
--- a/apps/proxyarp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/proxyarp/ProxyArp.java
+++ b/apps/proxyarp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/proxyarp/ProxyArp.java
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.packet.Ethernet;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketContext;
+import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketPriority;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketProcessor;
 import org.onosproject.net.packet.PacketService;
 import org.onosproject.net.proxyarp.ProxyArpService;
@@ -36,7 +40,6 @@
 @Component(immediate = true)
 public class ProxyArp {
 
-
     private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
@@ -56,6 +59,13 @@
     public void activate() {
         appId = coreService.registerApplication("org.onosproject.proxyarp");
         packetService.addProcessor(processor, PacketProcessor.ADVISOR_MAX + 1);
+
+        TrafficSelector.Builder selectorBuilder =
+                DefaultTrafficSelector.builder();
+        selectorBuilder.matchEthType(Ethernet.TYPE_ARP);
+        packetService.requestPackets(selectorBuilder.build(),
+                                     PacketPriority.CONTROL, appId);
+
         log.info("Started with Application ID {}", appId.id());
     }