diff --git a/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/pom.xml b/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/pom.xml
index e53bec0..e3ecf88 100755
--- a/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/pom.xml
+++ b/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/pom.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
   ONAP : APPC
   ================================================================================
-  Copyright (C) 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+  Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
   Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
   Modification Copyright (C) 2018 IBM
   ================================================================================
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.opendaylight.controller</groupId>
-            <artifactId>sal-binding-config</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.opendaylight.controller</groupId>
-            <artifactId>sal-binding-api</artifactId>
-        </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.opendaylight.controller</groupId>
             <artifactId>sal-common-util</artifactId>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/design/services/impl/DesignServicesImpl.java b/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/design/services/impl/DesignServicesImpl.java
index 890f40d..5833b01 100644
--- a/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/design/services/impl/DesignServicesImpl.java
+++ b/appc-inbound/appc-design-services/provider/src/main/java/org/onap/appc/design/services/impl/DesignServicesImpl.java
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  * ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
  * ONAP : APPC
  * ================================================================================
- * Copyright (C) 2017-2018 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (C) 2017-2019 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
  * ================================================================================
  * Copyright (C) 2017 Amdocs
  * =============================================================================
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 package org.onap.appc.design.services.impl;
 
 import com.google.common.util.concurrent.Futures;
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
+import com.google.common.util.concurrent.ListenableFuture;
 import org.onap.appc.design.dbervices.DbResponseProcessor;
 import org.onap.appc.design.dbervices.DesignDBService;
 import org.onap.appc.design.services.util.DesignServiceConstants;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     private static final String ACTION_STR = " Action : ";
 
     @Override
-    public Future<RpcResult<DbserviceOutput>> dbservice(DbserviceInput input) {
+    public ListenableFuture<RpcResult<DbserviceOutput>> dbservice(DbserviceInput input) {
 
         log.info(RECEIVED_REQUEST_STR + input.getDesignRequest().getRequestId() + ACTION_STR +
             input.getDesignRequest().getAction() + WITH_PAYLOAD_STR + input.getDesignRequest().getPayload());
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Future<RpcResult<XinterfaceserviceOutput>> xinterfaceservice(XinterfaceserviceInput input) {
+    public ListenableFuture<RpcResult<XinterfaceserviceOutput>> xinterfaceservice(XinterfaceserviceInput input) {
         log.info(RECEIVED_REQUEST_STR + input.getDesignRequest().getRequestId() + ACTION_STR +
             input.getDesignRequest().getAction() + WITH_PAYLOAD_STR + input.getDesignRequest().getPayload());
         XinterfaceserviceOutputBuilder outputBuilder = new XinterfaceserviceOutputBuilder();
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Future<RpcResult<ValidatorOutput>> validator(ValidatorInput input) {
+    public ListenableFuture<RpcResult<ValidatorOutput>> validator(ValidatorInput input) {
         log.info(RECEIVED_REQUEST_STR + input.getDesignRequest().getRequestId() + ACTION_STR +
             input.getDesignRequest().getAction() + WITH_PAYLOAD_STR + input.getDesignRequest().getPayload()
             + " and Data Type = " + input.getDesignRequest().getDataType());