diff --git a/providers/hostprobing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/hostprobing/impl/DefaultHostProbingProvider.java b/providers/hostprobing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/hostprobing/impl/DefaultHostProbingProvider.java
index dfcbf0b..dfe8370 100644
--- a/providers/hostprobing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/hostprobing/impl/DefaultHostProbingProvider.java
+++ b/providers/hostprobing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/hostprobing/impl/DefaultHostProbingProvider.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@
                     // Remove this location if this is a verify probe.
                     if (hostProbe.mode() == ProbeMode.VERIFY) {
                         providerService.removeLocationFromHost(hostProbe.id(),
-                                (HostLocation) hostProbe.connectPoint());
+                                new HostLocation(hostProbe.connectPoint(), 0L));
                     }
                     break;
                 case PROBE_COMPLETED:
@@ -249,4 +249,4 @@
                 treatment, ByteBuffer.wrap(probe.serialize()));
         packetService.emit(outboundPacket);
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}