diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowobjective/impl/DistributedFlowObjectiveStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowobjective/impl/DistributedFlowObjectiveStore.java
index e8ea24f..87b1058 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowobjective/impl/DistributedFlowObjectiveStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/flowobjective/impl/DistributedFlowObjectiveStore.java
@@ -79,10 +79,9 @@
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
-
     @Override
     public void putNextGroup(Integer nextId, NextGroup group) {
-        nextGroups.putIfAbsent(nextId, group.data());
+        nextGroups.put(nextId, group.data());
         notifyDelegate(new ObjectiveEvent(ObjectiveEvent.Type.ADD, nextId));
     }
 
@@ -96,6 +95,16 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public NextGroup removeNextGroup(Integer nextId) {
+        Versioned<byte[]> versionGroup = nextGroups.remove(nextId);
+        if (versionGroup != null) {
+            notifyDelegate(new ObjectiveEvent(ObjectiveEvent.Type.REMOVE, nextId));
+            return new DefaultNextGroup(versionGroup.value());
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public int allocateNextId() {
         return (int) nextIds.incrementAndGet();
     }