diff --git a/example-data/nfv.xml b/example-data/nfv.xml
index 89fcacc39f5f3d2dc5423511bf1077834ca9fa97..916aa3ac9b7c209d1210887969edf9c8ca629386 100644
--- a/example-data/nfv.xml
+++ b/example-data/nfv.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@
     </sapd>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>fw2dpi</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>Ethernet</layer-protocol>
       </connectivity-type>
@@ -237,7 +236,6 @@
     </virtual-link-desc>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>mgmt</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>IPv4</layer-protocol>
       </connectivity-type>
@@ -251,7 +249,6 @@
     </virtual-link-desc>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>r2fw</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>Ethernet</layer-protocol>
       </connectivity-type>
@@ -475,7 +472,6 @@
     </sapd>
     <virtual-link-desc>
       <id>r2fw</id>
-      <version>1.0</version>
       <connectivity-type>
         <layer-protocol>IPv4</layer-protocol>
       </connectivity-type>
diff --git a/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang b/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang
index 32b455281c6d595ea474ebefadbb88591e7aa816..9a42e7eaf32ca2dc3488622f86f27ba1ce742621 100644
--- a/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang
+++ b/src/yang/etsi-nfv-ns.yang
@@ -229,26 +229,7 @@ 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 common:connectivity-type;
+        uses connectivity-type;
 
         list df {
           key "id";