diff --git a/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmDefinitionResource.java b/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmDefinitionResource.java
index 9a1d616..3d1126d 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmDefinitionResource.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmDefinitionResource.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class AlarmDefinitionResource {
   @PATCH
   @Timed
   @Path("/{alarm_definition_id}")
-  @Consumes({"application/json-patch+json", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+  @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
   public AlarmDefinition patch(@Context UriInfo uriInfo,
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmResource.java b/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmResource.java
index 39b947b..1bbfb79 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmResource.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/monasca/api/resource/AlarmResource.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public class AlarmResource {
   @PATCH
   @Timed
   @Path("/{alarm_id}")
-  @Consumes({"application/json-patch+json", MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON})
+  @Consumes(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public Alarm patch(@Context UriInfo uriInfo, @HeaderParam("X-Tenant-Id") String tenantId,
       @PathParam("alarm_id") String alarmId, @NotEmpty Map<String, Object> fields)