diff --git a/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java b/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java
index 572fb15..3c6573a 100644
--- a/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java
+++ b/apps/dhcp/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/dhcp/impl/DhcpManager.java
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@
 
             HostId hostId = HostId.hostId(mac, vlanId);
             DefaultHostDescription desc = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlanId, hostLocation, ips);
-            hostProviderService.hostDetected(hostId, desc);
+            hostProviderService.hostDetected(hostId, desc, false);
         }
 
 
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/HostProviderService.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/HostProviderService.java
index 3403486..f22b044 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/HostProviderService.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/host/HostProviderService.java
@@ -30,19 +30,6 @@
      *
      * @param hostId          id of the host that been detected
      * @param hostDescription description of host and its location
-     * @deprecated in Drake release
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    default void hostDetected(HostId hostId, HostDescription hostDescription) {
-        hostDetected(hostId, hostDescription, false);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Notifies the core when a host has been detected on a network along with
-     * information that identifies the host location.
-     *
-     * @param hostId          id of the host that been detected
-     * @param hostDescription description of host and its location
      * @param replaceIps      replace IP set if true, merge IP set otherwise
      */
     void hostDetected(HostId hostId, HostDescription hostDescription, boolean replaceIps);
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java
index c5a6cab..56e7ce8 100644
--- a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/host/impl/HostManagerTest.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
     private void detect(HostId hid, MacAddress mac, VlanId vlan,
                         HostLocation loc, IpAddress ip) {
         HostDescription descr = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, loc, ip);
-        providerService.hostDetected(hid, descr);
+        providerService.hostDetected(hid, descr, false);
         assertNotNull("host should be found", mgr.getHost(hid));
     }
 
diff --git a/providers/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProvider.java b/providers/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProvider.java
index ebc0da2..caa7f82 100644
--- a/providers/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProvider.java
+++ b/providers/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/host/impl/HostLocationProvider.java
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
                                     VlanId vlan, HostLocation hloc) {
             HostDescription desc = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, hloc);
             try {
-                providerService.hostDetected(hid, desc);
+                providerService.hostDetected(hid, desc, false);
             } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                 log.debug("Host {} suppressed", hid);
             }
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
                     new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, hloc) :
                     new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlan, hloc, ip);
             try {
-                providerService.hostDetected(hid, desc);
+                providerService.hostDetected(hid, desc, false);
             } catch (IllegalStateException e) {
                 log.debug("Host {} suppressed", hid);
             }
diff --git a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/ConfiguredTopologySimulator.java b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/ConfiguredTopologySimulator.java
index ad57bf3..56e61aa 100644
--- a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/ConfiguredTopologySimulator.java
+++ b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/ConfiguredTopologySimulator.java
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@
     protected void createHosts() {
         hostService.getHosts()
                 .forEach(host -> hostProviderService
-                        .hostDetected(host.id(), description(host)));
+                        .hostDetected(host.id(), description(host), false));
     }
 }
diff --git a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/TopologySimulator.java b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/TopologySimulator.java
index 9f2320e..a00456e 100644
--- a/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/TopologySimulator.java
+++ b/providers/null/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/nil/TopologySimulator.java
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
             ipBytes[3] = (byte) (i + 1);
             HostId id = hostId(MacAddress.valueOf(macBytes), VlanId.NONE);
             IpAddress ip = IpAddress.valueOf(IpAddress.Version.INET, ipBytes);
-            hostProviderService.hostDetected(id, description(id, ip, deviceId, port));
+            hostProviderService.hostDetected(id, description(id, ip, deviceId, port), false);
         }
     }
 
@@ -379,4 +379,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/providers/ovsdb/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/provider/host/OvsdbHostProvider.java b/providers/ovsdb/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/provider/host/OvsdbHostProvider.java
index 031fda7..c299d64 100644
--- a/providers/ovsdb/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/provider/host/OvsdbHostProvider.java
+++ b/providers/ovsdb/host/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ovsdb/provider/host/OvsdbHostProvider.java
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                                                                              VlanId.vlanId(),
                                                                              loaction,
                                                                              annotations);
-                providerService.hostDetected(hostId, hostDescription);
+                providerService.hostDetected(hostId, hostDescription, false);
                 break;
             case PORT_REMOVED:
                 HostId host = HostId.hostId(subject.hwAddress(), VlanId.vlanId());
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java
index 2775c2e..005341e 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/ConfigProvider.java
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@
 
         DefaultHostDescription desc =
                 new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlanId, location, ips, annotations);
-        hostProviderService.hostDetected(hostId, desc);
+        hostProviderService.hostDetected(hostId, desc, false);
 
         connectPoints.add(location);
     }
diff --git a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/HostsWebResource.java b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/HostsWebResource.java
index 8f69c24..809cd24 100644
--- a/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/HostsWebResource.java
+++ b/web/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/rest/resources/HostsWebResource.java
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
 
             HostId hostId = HostId.hostId(mac, vlanId);
             DefaultHostDescription desc = new DefaultHostDescription(mac, vlanId, hostLocation, ips, annotations);
-            hostProviderService.hostDetected(hostId, desc);
+            hostProviderService.hostDetected(hostId, desc, false);
             return hostId;
         }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java
index 472ed0f..4221846 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testPost() {
-        mockHostProviderService.hostDetected(anyObject(), anyObject());
+        mockHostProviderService.hostDetected(anyObject(), anyObject(), anyBoolean());
         expectLastCall();
         replay(mockHostProviderService);