diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/Objective.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/Objective.java
index 090c298..6ac7a7a 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/Objective.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/flowobjective/Objective.java
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 @Beta
 public interface Objective {
 
-    static final boolean DEFAULT_PERMANENT = true;
-    static final int DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 0;
-    static final int DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 32768;
+    boolean DEFAULT_PERMANENT = true;
+    int DEFAULT_TIMEOUT = 0;
+    int DEFAULT_PRIORITY = 32768;
 
     /**
      * Type of operation.