diff --git a/gazebo_ros/src/gazebo_ros_api_plugin.cpp b/gazebo_ros/src/gazebo_ros_api_plugin.cpp
index 0ef482d80..eac91cbb0 100644
--- a/gazebo_ros/src/gazebo_ros_api_plugin.cpp
+++ b/gazebo_ros/src/gazebo_ros_api_plugin.cpp
@@ -2310,8 +2310,8 @@ void GazeboRosApiPlugin::physicsReconfigureCallback(gazebo_ros::PhysicsConfig &c
 
 void GazeboRosApiPlugin::physicsReconfigureThread()
 {
-  physics_reconfigure_set_client_ = nh_->serviceClient<gazebo_msgs::SetPhysicsProperties>("/gazebo/set_physics_properties");
-  physics_reconfigure_get_client_ = nh_->serviceClient<gazebo_msgs::GetPhysicsProperties>("/gazebo/get_physics_properties");
+  physics_reconfigure_set_client_ = nh_->serviceClient<gazebo_msgs::SetPhysicsProperties>("set_physics_properties");
+  physics_reconfigure_get_client_ = nh_->serviceClient<gazebo_msgs::GetPhysicsProperties>("get_physics_properties");
 
   // Wait until the rest of this plugin is loaded and the services are being offered
   physics_reconfigure_set_client_.waitForExistence();