diff --git a/src/service/clmcservice/static/flame_clmc_alerts_definitions.yaml b/src/service/clmcservice/static/flame_clmc_alerts_definitions.yaml
index c49a64784c476327aa71c3e528c6fac3a20d5f71..4553746b081258c653d5b90e5d5798ae611b004f 100644
--- a/src/service/clmcservice/static/flame_clmc_alerts_definitions.yaml
+++ b/src/service/clmcservice/static/flame_clmc_alerts_definitions.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,4 @@ policy_types:
 
   eu.ict-flame.policies.StateChange:
 
-    derived_from: tosca.policies.Update
-
-  eu.ict-flame.policies.Alert:
-
-    derived_from: tosca.policies.Root
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+    derived_from: tosca.policies.Update
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/service/resources/tosca/test-data/clmc-validator/valid/alerts_test_config-2.yaml b/src/service/resources/tosca/test-data/clmc-validator/valid/alerts_test_config-2.yaml
index a44743afcf9197765dedefb26a06006c824e647b..ed9306d9375a7468cabe41856dafc49e1d79454d 100644
--- a/src/service/resources/tosca/test-data/clmc-validator/valid/alerts_test_config-2.yaml
+++ b/src/service/resources/tosca/test-data/clmc-validator/valid/alerts_test_config-2.yaml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ topology_template:
 
   policies:
     - high_latency_policy:
-        type: eu.ict-flame.policies.Alert  # Policies of type Alert are also defined
+        type: eu.ict-flame.policies.StateChange
         triggers:
           high_latency:
             description: This event triggers when the mean network latency in a given location exceeds a given threshold (in ms).