diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java
index 1ede29f3e8..da0931e10f 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/api/PolicyManagementService.java
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ public interface PolicyManagementService {
                     required = true)
                     List<Integer> policyIds);
 
-    @PUT
+    @POST
     @Path("/deactivate-policy")
     @ApiOperation(
             consumes = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON,
diff --git a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java
index 109bb189d4..bb8759e685 100644
--- a/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java
+++ b/components/device-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.device.mgt.api/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/device/mgt/jaxrs/service/impl/PolicyManagementServiceImpl.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class PolicyManagementServiceImpl implements PolicyManagementService {
         }
     }
 
-    @PUT
+    @POST
     @Path("/activate-policy")
     @Override
     public Response activatePolicies(List<Integer> policyIds) {
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public class PolicyManagementServiceImpl implements PolicyManagementService {
         }
     }
 
-    @PUT
+    @POST
     @Path("/deactivate-policy")
     @Override
     public Response deactivatePolicies(List<Integer> policyIds) {