diff --git a/src/management/nfd-control-command.hpp b/src/management/nfd-control-command.hpp
index 0068317..252812c 100644
--- a/src/management/nfd-control-command.hpp
+++ b/src/management/nfd-control-command.hpp
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@
       .required(CONTROL_PARAMETER_ORIGIN)
       .required(CONTROL_PARAMETER_COST)
       .required(CONTROL_PARAMETER_FLAGS)
-      .required(CONTROL_PARAMETER_EXPIRATION_PERIOD);
+      .optional(CONTROL_PARAMETER_EXPIRATION_PERIOD);
   }
 
   virtual void
@@ -513,14 +513,6 @@
     if (!parameters.hasFlags()) {
       parameters.setFlags(ROUTE_FLAG_CHILD_INHERIT);
     }
-    if (!parameters.hasExpirationPeriod()) {
-      if (parameters.getFaceId() == 0) {
-        parameters.setExpirationPeriod(time::milliseconds::max());
-      }
-      else {
-        parameters.setExpirationPeriod(time::hours(1));
-      }
-    }
   }
 
   virtual void
diff --git a/tests/unit-tests/management/test-nfd-control-command.cpp b/tests/unit-tests/management/test-nfd-control-command.cpp
index 78b2877..045cd68 100644
--- a/tests/unit-tests/management/test-nfd-control-command.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit-tests/management/test-nfd-control-command.cpp
@@ -225,8 +225,7 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p1.getCost(), 0);
   BOOST_REQUIRE(p1.hasFlags());
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p1.getFlags(), static_cast<uint64_t>(ROUTE_FLAG_CHILD_INHERIT));
-  BOOST_REQUIRE(p1.hasExpirationPeriod());
-  BOOST_CHECK_GT(p1.getExpirationPeriod(), time::hours(240));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p1.hasExpirationPeriod(), false);
 
   ControlParameters p2;
   p2.setName("ndn:/example")
@@ -234,7 +233,7 @@
     .setCost(6);
   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(command.validateRequest(p2));
   command.applyDefaultsToRequest(p2);
-  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p2.getExpirationPeriod(), time::hours(1));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(p2.hasExpirationPeriod(), false);
   BOOST_CHECK_NO_THROW(command.validateResponse(p2));
 }