diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/resource/impl/DistributedLinkResourceStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/resource/impl/DistributedLinkResourceStore.java
index 41172cd..ecccd2b 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/resource/impl/DistributedLinkResourceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/resource/impl/DistributedLinkResourceStore.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     @Override
     public void releaseResources(LinkResourceAllocations allocations) {
         checkNotNull(allocations);
-        linkResourceAllocationsMap.remove(allocations);
+        linkResourceAllocationsMap.remove(allocations.intendId());
         for (Link link : allocations.links()) {
             addFreeResources(link, allocations);
             Set<LinkResourceAllocations> linkAllocs = allocatedResources.get(link);
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkResourceStore.java b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkResourceStore.java
index f97c0ab..5369375 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkResourceStore.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkResourceStore.java
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@
     @Override
     public void releaseResources(LinkResourceAllocations allocations) {
         checkNotNull(allocations);
-        linkResourceAllocationsMap.remove(allocations);
+        linkResourceAllocationsMap.remove(allocations.intendId());
         for (Link link : allocations.links()) {
             addFreeResources(link, allocations);
             Set<LinkResourceAllocations> linkAllocs = allocatedResources.get(link);