diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java
index 5ad3fe6cfcc..f859bf228b2 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/admin/CollectionsHandler.java
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.ONLY_ACTIVE_NODE
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.ONLY_IF_DOWN;
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.REPLICATION_FACTOR;
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.REQUESTID;
-import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.ROUTER;
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.SHARDS_PROP;
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.SHARD_UNIQUE;
+import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.DocCollection.DOC_ROUTER;
 import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkNodeProps.makeMap;
 import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkStateReader.ACTIVE;
 import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkStateReader.AUTO_ADD_REPLICAS;
@@ -901,7 +901,7 @@ public class CollectionsHandler extends RequestHandlerBase {
     log.info("Create shard: " + req.getParamString());
     req.getParams().required().check(COLLECTION_PROP, SHARD_ID_PROP);
     ClusterState clusterState = coreContainer.getZkController().getClusterState();
-    if(!ImplicitDocRouter.NAME.equals( ((Map) clusterState.getCollection(req.getParams().get(COLLECTION_PROP)).get(ROUTER)).get("name") )  )
+    if(!ImplicitDocRouter.NAME.equals( ((Map) clusterState.getCollection(req.getParams().get(COLLECTION_PROP)).get(DOC_ROUTER)).get("name") )  )
       throw new SolrException(ErrorCode.BAD_REQUEST, "shards can be added only to 'implicit' collections" );
 
     Map<String, Object> map = makeMap(QUEUE_OPERATION, CREATESHARD.toLower());
diff --git a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/CustomCollectionTest.java b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/CustomCollectionTest.java
index 8f7cbf701cb..e59fca9685f 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/CustomCollectionTest.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/test/org/apache/solr/cloud/CustomCollectionTest.java
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.NUM_SLICES;
-import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.ROUTER;
 import static org.apache.solr.cloud.OverseerCollectionProcessor.SHARDS_PROP;
+import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.DocCollection.DOC_ROUTER;
 import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkStateReader.MAX_SHARDS_PER_NODE;
 import static org.apache.solr.common.cloud.ZkStateReader.REPLICATION_FACTOR;
 import static org.apache.solr.common.params.ShardParams._ROUTE_;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ public class CustomCollectionTest extends AbstractFullDistribZkTestBase {
     ClusterState clusterState = zkStateReader.getClusterState();
 
     DocCollection coll = clusterState.getCollection(COLL_PREFIX + 0);
-    assertEquals("implicit", ((Map)coll.get(ROUTER)).get("name") );
+    assertEquals("implicit", ((Map)coll.get(DOC_ROUTER)).get("name") );
     assertNotNull(coll.getStr(REPLICATION_FACTOR));
     assertNotNull(coll.getStr(MAX_SHARDS_PER_NODE));
     assertNull("A shard of a Collection configured with implicit router must have null range",