diff --git a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/HostIdTest.java b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/HostIdTest.java
index 712f6b2..40efeb1 100644
--- a/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/HostIdTest.java
+++ b/core/api/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/net/HostIdTest.java
@@ -11,20 +11,18 @@
 /**
  * Test for the host identifier.
  */
-public class HostIdTest extends ElementIdTest {
+public class HostIdTest {
 
     private static final MacAddress MAC1 = MacAddress.valueOf("00:11:00:00:00:01");
     private static final MacAddress MAC2 = MacAddress.valueOf("00:22:00:00:00:02");
     private static final VlanId VLAN1 = VlanId.vlanId((short) 11);
     private static final VlanId VLAN2 = VlanId.vlanId((short) 22);
 
-    @Override
     @Test
     public void basics() {
         new EqualsTester()
-                .addEqualityGroup(hostId("nic:00:11:00:00:00:01-11"),
-                                  hostId(MAC1, VLAN1))
-                .addEqualityGroup(hostId(MAC2, VLAN2))
+                .addEqualityGroup(hostId(MAC1, VLAN1), hostId(MAC1, VLAN1))
+                .addEqualityGroup(hostId(MAC2, VLAN2), hostId(MAC2, VLAN2))
                 .testEquals();
     }