diff --git a/net/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/DeviceId.java b/net/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/DeviceId.java
index 19577a1..ef8c5ab 100644
--- a/net/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/DeviceId.java
+++ b/net/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/DeviceId.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
      * @param string device URI string
      */
     public static DeviceId deviceId(String string) {
-        return new DeviceId(URI.create(string));
+        return deviceId(URI.create(string));
     }
 
 }