diff --git a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2019-04-01/expressRouteCircuit.json b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2019-04-01/expressRouteCircuit.json
index 30892dd27c73..b8fb07680cb3 100644
--- a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2019-04-01/expressRouteCircuit.json
+++ b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2019-04-01/expressRouteCircuit.json
@@ -1533,7 +1533,7 @@
           "description": "The Microsoft peering configuration."
         },
         "routeFilter": {
-          "$ref": "./routeFilter.json#/definitions/RouteFilter",
+          "$ref": "./network.json#/definitions/SubResource",
           "description": "The reference of the RouteFilter resource."
         },
         "state": {
@@ -1576,15 +1576,6 @@
       },
       "description": "Contains stats associated with the peering."
     },
-    "RouteFilterReference": {
-      "properties": {
-        "id": {
-          "type":"string",
-          "description": "Corresponding route filter Id."
-        }
-      },
-      "description": "Reference to a route filter."
-    },
     "ExpressRouteCircuitPeeringPropertiesFormat": {
       "properties": {
         "peeringType": {
@@ -1653,7 +1644,7 @@
           "description": "Gets whether the provider or the customer last modified the peering."
         },
         "routeFilter": {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/RouteFilterReference",
+          "$ref": "./network.json#/definitions/SubResource",
           "description": "The reference of the RouteFilter resource."
         },
         "ipv6PeeringConfig": {