diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/network.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/network.go
index c6a871b56f02..653671e661d1 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/network.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/network.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 
-	vcTypes "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/types"
+	pbTypes "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli"
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func networkModifyCommand(ctx context.Context, containerID, input string, opType
 	}
 	switch opType {
 	case interfaceType:
-		var inf, resultingInf *vcTypes.Interface
+		var inf, resultingInf *pbTypes.Interface
 		if err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&inf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func networkModifyCommand(ctx context.Context, containerID, input string, opType
 		}
 		json.NewEncoder(output).Encode(resultingInf)
 	case routeType:
-		var routes, resultingRoutes []*vcTypes.Route
+		var routes, resultingRoutes []*pbTypes.Route
 		if err = json.NewDecoder(f).Decode(&routes); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func networkListCommand(ctx context.Context, containerID string, opType networkT
 
 	switch opType {
 	case interfaceType:
-		var interfaces []*vcTypes.Interface
+		var interfaces []*pbTypes.Interface
 		interfaces, err = vci.ListInterfaces(ctx, sandboxID)
 		if err != nil {
 			kataLog.WithField("existing-interfaces", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", interfaces)).
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ func networkListCommand(ctx context.Context, containerID string, opType networkT
 		}
 		json.NewEncoder(file).Encode(interfaces)
 	case routeType:
-		var routes []*vcTypes.Route
+		var routes []*pbTypes.Route
 		routes, err = vci.ListRoutes(ctx, sandboxID)
 		if err != nil {
 			kataLog.WithField("resulting-routes", fmt.Sprintf("%+v", routes)).
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/implementation.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/implementation.go
index 12107bfa7a19..14ec013bdb08 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/implementation.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/implementation.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/device/api"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/device/config"
-	vcTypes "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/types"
+	pbTypes "github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/pkg/agent/protocols"
 	"github.com/kata-containers/kata-containers/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types"
 	specs "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -148,27 +148,27 @@ func (impl *VCImpl) AddDevice(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, info config
 }
 
 // AddInterface implements the VC function of the same name.
-func (impl *VCImpl) AddInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *vcTypes.Interface) (*vcTypes.Interface, error) {
+func (impl *VCImpl) AddInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *pbTypes.Interface) (*pbTypes.Interface, error) {
 	return AddInterface(ctx, sandboxID, inf)
 }
 
 // RemoveInterface implements the VC function of the same name.
-func (impl *VCImpl) RemoveInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *vcTypes.Interface) (*vcTypes.Interface, error) {
+func (impl *VCImpl) RemoveInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *pbTypes.Interface) (*pbTypes.Interface, error) {
 	return RemoveInterface(ctx, sandboxID, inf)
 }
 
 // ListInterfaces implements the VC function of the same name.
-func (impl *VCImpl) ListInterfaces(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*vcTypes.Interface, error) {
+func (impl *VCImpl) ListInterfaces(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*pbTypes.Interface, error) {
 	return ListInterfaces(ctx, sandboxID)
 }
 
 // UpdateRoutes implements the VC function of the same name.
-func (impl *VCImpl) UpdateRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, routes []*vcTypes.Route) ([]*vcTypes.Route, error) {
+func (impl *VCImpl) UpdateRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, routes []*pbTypes.Route) ([]*pbTypes.Route, error) {
 	return UpdateRoutes(ctx, sandboxID, routes)
 }
 
 // ListRoutes implements the VC function of the same name.
-func (impl *VCImpl) ListRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*vcTypes.Route, error) {
+func (impl *VCImpl) ListRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*pbTypes.Route, error) {
 	return ListRoutes(ctx, sandboxID)
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
index 149014667906..e0aef372b7e8 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/interfaces.go
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ type VC interface {
 
 	AddDevice(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, info config.DeviceInfo) (api.Device, error)
 
-	AddInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *vcTypes.Interface) (*vcTypes.Interface, error)
-	RemoveInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *vcTypes.Interface) (*vcTypes.Interface, error)
-	ListInterfaces(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*vcTypes.Interface, error)
-	UpdateRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, routes []*vcTypes.Route) ([]*vcTypes.Route, error)
-	ListRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*vcTypes.Route, error)
+	AddInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *pbTypes.Interface) (*pbTypes.Interface, error)
+	RemoveInterface(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, inf *pbTypes.Interface) (*pbTypes.Interface, error)
+	ListInterfaces(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*pbTypes.Interface, error)
+	UpdateRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string, routes []*pbTypes.Route) ([]*pbTypes.Route, error)
+	ListRoutes(ctx context.Context, sandboxID string) ([]*pbTypes.Route, error)
 
 	CleanupContainer(ctx context.Context, sandboxID, containerID string, force bool) error
 }