diff --git a/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkResourceStoreTest.java b/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkResourceStoreTest.java
index 238e75d..6f6d853 100644
--- a/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkResourceStoreTest.java
+++ b/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkResourceStoreTest.java
@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@
                 .set(AnnotationKeys.OPTICAL_WAVES, "80")
                 .set(AnnotationKeys.BANDWIDTH, "1000")
                 .build();
-        return new DefaultLink(
-                new ProviderId("of", "foo"),
-                new ConnectPoint(deviceId(dev1), portNumber(port1)),
-                new ConnectPoint(deviceId(dev2), portNumber(port2)),
-                DIRECT, annotations);
+        return DefaultLink.builder()
+                .providerId(new ProviderId("of", "foo"))
+                .src(new ConnectPoint(deviceId(dev1), portNumber(port1)))
+                .dst(new ConnectPoint(deviceId(dev2), portNumber(port2)))
+                .type(DIRECT)
+                .annotations(annotations)
+                .build();
     }
 
     @Before
diff --git a/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkStore.java b/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkStore.java
index 92b882a..ad2784d 100644
--- a/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/common/src/test/java/org/onosproject/store/trivial/SimpleLinkStore.java
@@ -196,11 +196,14 @@
         if (link.isDurable()) {
             return link.state() == INACTIVE ? null :
                     updateLink(linkKey(link.src(), link.dst()), link,
-                               new DefaultLink(link.providerId(),
-                                               link.src(), link.dst(),
-                                               link.type(), INACTIVE,
-                                               link.isDurable(),
-                                               link.annotations()));
+                               DefaultLink.builder()
+                                       .providerId(link.providerId())
+                                       .src(link.src())
+                                       .dst(link.dst())
+                                       .type(link.type())
+                                       .state(INACTIVE)
+                                       .isExpected(link.isExpected())
+                                       .annotations(link.annotations()).build());
         }
         return removeLink(src, dst);
     }
@@ -327,7 +330,15 @@
         }
 
         boolean isDurable = Objects.equals(annotations.value(AnnotationKeys.DURABLE), "true");
-        return new DefaultLink(primary, src, dst, type, ACTIVE, isDurable, annotations);
+        return DefaultLink.builder()
+                .providerId(primary)
+                .src(src)
+                .dst(dst)
+                .type(type)
+                .state(ACTIVE)
+                .isExpected(isDurable)
+                .annotations(annotations)
+                .build();
     }
 
     private Map<ProviderId, LinkDescription> getOrCreateLinkDescriptions(LinkKey key) {