diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item.interface.yaml b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item.interface.yaml
index 73172cf..0326595 100644
--- a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item.interface.yaml
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item.interface.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,22 @@
           Whether or not the item is present.
 
 associations:
+    - name: containing
+      description: >
+          Any inventory Items (usually Boards or Chassis) can optionally
+          implement the 'containing' association to provide one or more links
+          to Items which it physically contains.
+      reverse_name: contained_by
+      required_endpoint_interfaces:
+          - xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item
+    - name: contained_by
+      description: >
+          Any inventory Items can optionally implement the 'contained_by'
+          association to provide a link to exactly one Item (usually a Board or
+          Chassis) which physically contains it.
+      reverse_name: containing
+      required_endpoint_interfaces:
+          - xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item
     - name: sensors
       description: >
           Sensors may implement an 'inventory' to 'sensors' association with
@@ -24,4 +40,4 @@
       reverse_names:
           - inventory
       required_endpoint_interfaces:
-          - xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Value
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+          - xyz.openbmc_project.Sensor.Value
diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/Cpu.interface.yaml b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/Cpu.interface.yaml
index 465bae7..74f5671 100644
--- a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/Cpu.interface.yaml
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/Cpu.interface.yaml
@@ -99,12 +99,3 @@
           - upstream_processor
       required_endpoint_interfaces:
           - xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item.PCIeSlot
-    - name: containing
-      description: >
-          Objects that implement Cpu can optionally implement the
-          cores association to provide a link to one or more
-          cores.
-      reverse_names:
-          - contained_by
-      required_endpoint_interfaces:
-          - xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item.CpuCore
diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/CpuCore.interface.yaml b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/CpuCore.interface.yaml
index 9eed466..2639d71 100644
--- a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/CpuCore.interface.yaml
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/CpuCore.interface.yaml
@@ -6,13 +6,3 @@
       description: >
           The microcode information for this processor
       default: 0
-
-associations:
-    - name: contained_by
-      description: >
-          Objects that implement CpuCore can optionally implement the
-          cpus association to provide a link to cpu
-      reverse_names:
-          - containing
-      required_endpoint_interfaces:
-          - xyz.openbmc_project.Inventory.Item.Cpu
diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/README.md b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/README.md
index 9064309..5f4fa9e 100644
--- a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/README.md
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Inventory/Item/README.md
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 to Redfish schemas and then indicate the system topology.
 
 Document ObjectMapper association forward and reverse names as follows:
-* cpu and core: [containing, contained_by]
+* Item and Item: [containing, contained_by]
 * Sensor.Value and Bmc: [monitoring, monitored_by]