diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java
index dd98f4e..a5717e6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/flowmanager/FlowManager.java
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@
 	if (srcDpid.value() != sw.getId())
 	    return;
 	deleteFlow(flowPath.flowId());
+	
+	// Send flow deleted notification to the Forwarding module
+	// TODO This is a quick fix for flow-removed notifications. We
+	// should think more about the design of these notifications.
+	notificationFlowPathRemoved(flowPath);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -469,6 +474,20 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Generate a notification that a FlowPath has been removed from the 
+     * network. This means we've received an expiry message for the flow
+     * from the switch, and send flowmods to remove any remaining parts of
+     * the path.
+     * 
+     * @param flowPath FlowPath object that was removed from the network.
+     */
+    void notificationFlowPathRemoved(FlowPath flowPath) {
+	if (forwardingService != null) {
+		forwardingService.flowRemoved(flowPath);
+	}
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Push modified Flow-related state as appropriate.
      *
      * @param modifiedFlowPaths the collection of modified Flow Paths.