diff --git a/apps/restconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/restconf/api/Patch.java b/apps/restconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/restconf/api/Patch.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b355145..0000000
--- a/apps/restconf/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/restconf/api/Patch.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2016-present Open Networking Foundation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- */
-
-package org.onosproject.restconf.api;
-
-import javax.ws.rs.HttpMethod;
-import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
-import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
-import java.lang.annotation.Target;
-
-/**
- * Indicates that the annotated method responds to HTTP PATCH requests.
- */
-@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
-@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@HttpMethod("PATCH")
-public @interface Patch {
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/protocols/restconf/server/rpp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/protocol/restconf/server/rpp/RestconfWebResource.java b/protocols/restconf/server/rpp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/protocol/restconf/server/rpp/RestconfWebResource.java
index f1853e6..ba11421 100644
--- a/protocols/restconf/server/rpp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/protocol/restconf/server/rpp/RestconfWebResource.java
+++ b/protocols/restconf/server/rpp/src/main/java/org/onosproject/protocol/restconf/server/rpp/RestconfWebResource.java
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
 import org.glassfish.jersey.server.ChunkedOutput;
 import org.onosproject.rest.AbstractWebResource;
-import org.onosproject.restconf.api.Patch;
 import org.onosproject.restconf.api.RestconfException;
 import org.onosproject.restconf.api.RestconfRpcOutput;
 import org.onosproject.restconf.api.RestconfService;
@@ -30,6 +29,7 @@
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
+import javax.ws.rs.PATCH;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@
      * @param stream    Input JSON object
      * @return HTTP response
      */
-    @Patch
+    @PATCH
     @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Path("data/{identifier : .+}")
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@
      * @param stream Input JSON object
      * @return HTTP response
      */
-    @Patch
+    @PATCH
     @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
     @Path("data")