3 files changed, 7 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api
index c33a02c377a..f945f20910f 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api
+++ b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api
@@ -14,6 +14,4 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-typedef mac_address {
-  u8 bytes[6];
-};
+typedef u8 mac_address[6];
diff --git a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.c b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.c
index 4b84d386e4e..90b630d46be 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.c
+++ b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.c
@@ -30,15 +30,15 @@
 #undef vl_printfun
 
 void
-mac_address_decode (const vl_api_mac_address_t * in, mac_address_t * out)
+mac_address_decode (const u8 * in, mac_address_t * out)
 {
-  mac_address_from_bytes (out, in->bytes);
+  mac_address_from_bytes (out, in);
 }
 
 void
-mac_address_encode (const mac_address_t * in, vl_api_mac_address_t * out)
+mac_address_encode (const mac_address_t * in, u8 * out)
 {
-  clib_memcpy_fast (out->bytes, in->bytes, 6);
+  clib_memcpy_fast (out, in->bytes, 6);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.h b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.h
index b65d9d46c86..e2c638d1fec 100644
--- a/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.h
+++ b/src/vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types_api.h
@@ -22,15 +22,8 @@
 
 #include <vnet/ethernet/mac_address.h>
 
-/**
- * Forward declarations so we need not #include the API definitions here
- */
-struct _vl_api_mac_address;
-
-extern void mac_address_decode (const struct _vl_api_mac_address *in,
-				mac_address_t * out);
-extern void mac_address_encode (const mac_address_t * in,
-				struct _vl_api_mac_address *out);
+extern void mac_address_decode (const u8 * in, mac_address_t * out);
+extern void mac_address_encode (const mac_address_t * in, u8 * out);
 
 #endif