diff --git a/host-interface.cpp b/host-interface.cpp
index ca33b1e..5aa7806 100644
--- a/host-interface.cpp
+++ b/host-interface.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
     {IPMI_CMD_OCC_RESET, Base::Host::Command::OCCReset}};
 
 // Called at user request
-void Host::execute(Base::Host::Command command,
-                   sdbusplus::message::variant<uint8_t> data)
+void Host::execute(Base::Host::Command command, std::variant<uint8_t> data)
 {
     using namespace phosphor::logging;
 
diff --git a/host-interface.hpp b/host-interface.hpp
index c4d3500..05d76f6 100644
--- a/host-interface.hpp
+++ b/host-interface.hpp
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@
      *  @param[in] command - Input command to execute
      *  @param[in] data    - Data associated with the command
      */
-    void execute(Command command,
-                 sdbusplus::message::variant<uint8_t> data) override;
+    void execute(Command command, std::variant<uint8_t> data) override;
 
   private:
     /** @brief sdbusplus DBus bus connection. */
diff --git a/oemhandler.cpp b/oemhandler.cpp
index 78a1e86..7204241 100644
--- a/oemhandler.cpp
+++ b/oemhandler.cpp
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@
     {
         return IPMI_CC_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
     }
-    sdbusplus::message::variant<std::string> off =
+    std::variant<std::string> off =
         "xyz.openbmc_project.State.Chassis.Transition.Off";
     auto method = bus.new_method_call(service.c_str(), stateChassisPath,
                                       propertiesIntf, "Set");
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@
                           "the factory reset.");
         return IPMI_CC_UNSPECIFIED_ERROR;
     }
-    sdbusplus::message::variant<std::string> reboot =
+    std::variant<std::string> reboot =
         "xyz.openbmc_project.State.BMC.Transition.Reboot";
     method = bus.new_method_call(service.c_str(), stateBmcPath, propertiesIntf,
                                  "Set");