diff --git a/example-data/nfv.xml b/example-data/nfv.xml
index 15ef3fefb8d5bc1ff51cc18e740b98d5e50cf36b..ddfd65a22687bc885640e81d7b94d395d6567457 100644
--- a/example-data/nfv.xml
+++ b/example-data/nfv.xml
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@
     </sapd>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>fw2dpi</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>
 	  <protocol>Ethernet</protocol>
@@ -257,7 +256,6 @@
     </virtual-link-desc>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>mgmt</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>
 	  <protocol>IPv4</protocol>
@@ -273,7 +271,6 @@
     </virtual-link-desc>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>r2fw</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>
 	  <protocol>Ethernet</protocol>
@@ -499,7 +496,6 @@
     </sapd>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>r2fw</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>
 	  <protocol>IPv4</protocol>
diff --git a/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang b/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang
index b75eff2af3d56343bb38cdf3094307b66d881461..bfe1931f5b38987c94eaed70267827d23d718827 100644
--- a/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang
+++ b/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang
@@ -226,25 +226,6 @@ submodule etsi-nfv-ns {
              information element";
         }
 
-        leaf provider {
-          type string;
-          description
-            "Defines the organization generating the VLD.";
-          reference
-            "GS NFV IFA014: Section 6.5.2.2 NsVirtualLinkDesc
-             information element";
-        }
-
-        leaf version {
-          mandatory true;
-          type string;
-          description
-            "Specifies the version of the VLD.";
-          reference
-            "GS NFV IFA014: Section 6.5.2.2 NsVirtualLinkDesc
-             information element";
-        }
-
         uses connectivity-type;
 
         list df {