diff --git a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a4adbda522a1..000000000000
--- a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "parameters": {
-    "subscriptionId": "subid",
-    "resourceGroupName": "rg1",
-    "loadBalancerName": "lb",
-    "backendAddressPoolName": "backend",
-    "api-version": "2020-04-01",
-    "parameters": {
-      "properties": {
-        "loadBalancerBackendAddresses": [
-          {
-            "name": "address1",
-            "properties": {
-              "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig1"
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "address2",
-            "properties": {
-              "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig2"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "responses": {
-    "200": {
-      "body": {
-        "name": "backend",
-        "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/lb/backendAddressPools/backend",
-        "etag": "W/\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\"",
-        "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools",
-        "properties": {
-          "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
-          "loadBalancerBackendAddresses": [
-            {
-              "name": "address1",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig1"
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "name": "address2",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig2"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "201": {
-      "body": {
-        "name": "backend",
-        "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/lb/backendAddressPools/backend",
-        "etag": "W/\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\"",
-        "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools",
-        "properties": {
-          "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
-          "loadBalancerBackendAddresses": [
-            {
-              "name": "address1",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig1"
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "name": "address2",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig2"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/loadBalancer.json b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/loadBalancer.json
index 1fc7d526fa52..01905101e2e3 100644
--- a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/loadBalancer.json
+++ b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-04-01/loadBalancer.json
@@ -549,9 +549,6 @@
         "x-ms-examples": {
           "Update load balancer backend pool with backend addresses containing virtual network and  IP address.": {
             "$ref": "./examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPut.json"
-          },
-          "Update load balancer backend pool with backend addresses containing virtual network and IP address defined in network interfaces.": {
-            "$ref": "./examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json"
           }
         },
         "x-ms-long-running-operation": true,
@@ -1495,7 +1492,7 @@
     "LoadBalancerBackendAddressPropertiesFormat": {
       "properties": {
         "virtualNetwork": {
-          "$ref": "./virtualNetwork.json#/definitions/VirtualNetwork",
+          "$ref": "./network.json#/definitions/SubResource",
           "description": "Reference to an existing virtual network."
         },
         "ipAddress": {
@@ -1504,7 +1501,8 @@
           "x-ms-azure-resource": false
         },
         "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-          "$ref": "./networkInterface.json#/definitions/NetworkInterfaceIPConfiguration",
+          "readOnly": true,
+          "$ref": "./network.json#/definitions/SubResource",
           "description": "Reference to IP address defined in network interfaces."
         }
       },
diff --git a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json
deleted file mode 100644
index eadf70581c3e..000000000000
--- a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "parameters": {
-    "subscriptionId": "subid",
-    "resourceGroupName": "rg1",
-    "loadBalancerName": "lb",
-    "backendAddressPoolName": "backend",
-    "api-version": "2020-05-01",
-    "parameters": {
-      "properties": {
-        "loadBalancerBackendAddresses": [
-          {
-            "name": "address1",
-            "properties": {
-              "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig1"
-              }
-            }
-          },
-          {
-            "name": "address2",
-            "properties": {
-              "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig2"
-              }
-            }
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    }
-  },
-  "responses": {
-    "200": {
-      "body": {
-        "name": "backend",
-        "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/lb/backendAddressPools/backend",
-        "etag": "W/\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\"",
-        "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools",
-        "properties": {
-          "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
-          "loadBalancerBackendAddresses": [
-            {
-              "name": "address1",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig1"
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "name": "address2",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig2"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    "201": {
-      "body": {
-        "name": "backend",
-        "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/lb/backendAddressPools/backend",
-        "etag": "W/\"00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000\"",
-        "type": "Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/backendAddressPools",
-        "properties": {
-          "provisioningState": "Succeeded",
-          "loadBalancerBackendAddresses": [
-            {
-              "name": "address1",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig1"
-                }
-              }
-            },
-            {
-              "name": "address2",
-              "properties": {
-                "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-                  "id": "/subscriptions/subid/resourceGroups/rg1/providers/Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/vnetlb/ipConfigurations/ipconfig2"
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/loadBalancer.json b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/loadBalancer.json
index 20ae268b140c..956b50a92d18 100644
--- a/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/loadBalancer.json
+++ b/specification/network/resource-manager/Microsoft.Network/stable/2020-05-01/loadBalancer.json
@@ -549,9 +549,6 @@
         "x-ms-examples": {
           "Update load balancer backend pool with backend addresses containing virtual network and  IP address.": {
             "$ref": "./examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPut.json"
-          },
-          "Update load balancer backend pool with backend addresses containing virtual network and IP address defined in network interfaces.": {
-            "$ref": "./examples/LBBackendAddressPoolWithBackendAddressesPutWithNICIPConfiguration.json"
           }
         },
         "x-ms-long-running-operation": true,
@@ -1495,7 +1492,7 @@
     "LoadBalancerBackendAddressPropertiesFormat": {
       "properties": {
         "virtualNetwork": {
-          "$ref": "./virtualNetwork.json#/definitions/VirtualNetwork",
+          "$ref": "./network.json#/definitions/SubResource",
           "description": "Reference to an existing virtual network."
         },
         "ipAddress": {
@@ -1504,7 +1501,8 @@
           "x-ms-azure-resource": false
         },
         "networkInterfaceIPConfiguration": {
-          "$ref": "./networkInterface.json#/definitions/NetworkInterfaceIPConfiguration",
+          "readOnly": true,
+          "$ref": "./network.json#/definitions/SubResource",
           "description": "Reference to IP address defined in network interfaces."
         }
       },