diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.cpp b/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.cpp
index d9331e5..41f9925 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.cpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
 
 namespace nfd {
 
-using rib::RibUpdate;
 using rib::Route;
 
 NFD_LOG_INIT(RibManager);
@@ -156,11 +155,7 @@
     NFD_LOG_TRACE("Scheduled unregistration at: " << *route.expires);
   }
 
-  RibUpdate update;
-  update.setAction(RibUpdate::REGISTER)
-        .setName(name)
-        .setRoute(route);
-  beginRibUpdate(update, done);
+  beginRibUpdate({rib::RibUpdate::REGISTER, name, route}, done);
 }
 
 void
@@ -170,15 +165,11 @@
   NFD_LOG_INFO("Removing route " << name << " nexthop=" << route.faceId <<
                " origin=" << route.origin);
 
-  RibUpdate update;
-  update.setAction(RibUpdate::UNREGISTER)
-        .setName(name)
-        .setRoute(route);
-  beginRibUpdate(update, done);
+  beginRibUpdate({rib::RibUpdate::UNREGISTER, name, route}, done);
 }
 
 void
-RibManager::beginRibUpdate(const RibUpdate& update,
+RibManager::beginRibUpdate(const rib::RibUpdate& update,
                            const std::function<void(RibUpdateResult)>& done)
 {
   m_rib.beginApplyUpdate(update,
diff --git a/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.hpp b/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.hpp
index 87de627..d6b6ebe 100644
--- a/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.hpp
+++ b/daemon/mgmt/rib-manager.hpp
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #define NFD_DAEMON_MGMT_RIB_MANAGER_HPP
 
 #include "manager-base.hpp"
-#include "rib/route.hpp"
 
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/controller.hpp>
 #include <ndn-cxx/mgmt/nfd/face-event-notification.hpp>
@@ -39,8 +38,9 @@
 namespace nfd {
 
 namespace rib {
+class Route;
 class Rib;
-class RibUpdate;
+struct RibUpdate;
 } // namespace rib
 
 /**