diff --git a/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.hpp b/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.hpp
index 585b76a..3a4df6e 100644
--- a/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.hpp
+++ b/daemon/fw/asf-probing-module.hpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
   void
   scheduleProbe(const fib::Entry& fibEntry, const time::milliseconds& interval);
 
-  shared_ptr<Face>
+  Face*
   getFaceToProbe(const Face& inFace,
                  const Interest& interest,
                  const fib::Entry& fibEntry,
@@ -57,11 +57,11 @@
 
 private:
   // Used to associate FaceInfo with the face in a NextHop
-  typedef std::pair<FaceInfo*, shared_ptr<Face>> FaceInfoFacePair;
+  typedef std::pair<FaceInfo*, Face*> FaceInfoFacePair;
   typedef std::function<bool(FaceInfoFacePair, FaceInfoFacePair)> FaceInfoPredicate;
   typedef std::set<FaceInfoFacePair, FaceInfoPredicate> FaceInfoFacePairSet;
 
-  shared_ptr<Face>
+  Face*
   getFaceBasedOnProbability(const FaceInfoFacePairSet& rankedFaces);
 
   double