diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/LocalIpPrefixEntry.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/LocalIpPrefixEntry.java
index d9d1824..00c598f 100644
--- a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/LocalIpPrefixEntry.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/LocalIpPrefixEntry.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 package org.onosproject.routing.config;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -53,15 +52,14 @@
     /**
      * Creates a new IP prefix entry.
      *
-     * @param ipPrefix         an IP prefix as a String
+     * @param ipPrefix         an IP prefix
      * @param type             an IP prefix type as an IpPrefixType
      * @param gatewayIpAddress IP of the gateway
      */
-    public LocalIpPrefixEntry(@JsonProperty("ipPrefix") String ipPrefix,
-                              @JsonProperty("type") IpPrefixType type,
-                              @JsonProperty("gatewayIp") IpAddress
-                                      gatewayIpAddress) {
-        this.ipPrefix = IpPrefix.valueOf(ipPrefix);
+    public LocalIpPrefixEntry(IpPrefix ipPrefix,
+                              IpPrefixType type,
+                              IpAddress gatewayIpAddress) {
+        this.ipPrefix = ipPrefix;
         this.type = type;
         this.gatewayIpAddress = gatewayIpAddress;
     }