diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/table/cell/DefaultCellComparatorTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/table/cell/DefaultCellComparatorTest.java
index d4cd8ed..38c6bed 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/table/cell/DefaultCellComparatorTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/ui/table/cell/DefaultCellComparatorTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     private static final int NUMBER = 42;
     private static final TestClass OBJECT = new TestClass();
 
-    private CellComparator cmp = new DefaultCellComparator();
+    private CellComparator cmp = DefaultCellComparator.INSTANCE;
 
     @Test
     public void sameString() {