diff --git a/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/OpenFlowSwitch.java b/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/OpenFlowSwitch.java
index 77eb437..2d3f890 100644
--- a/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/OpenFlowSwitch.java
+++ b/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/OpenFlowSwitch.java
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@
     public String serialNumber();
 
     /**
+     * Checks if the switch is still connected.
+     *
+     * @return whether the switch is still connected
+     */
+    public boolean isConnected();
+
+    /**
      * Disconnects the switch by closing the TCP connection. Results in a call
      * to the channel handler's channelDisconnected method for cleanup
      */
diff --git a/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/driver/OpenFlowSwitchDriver.java b/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/driver/OpenFlowSwitchDriver.java
index 2647fed..b6a4770 100644
--- a/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/driver/OpenFlowSwitchDriver.java
+++ b/openflow/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/openflow/controller/driver/OpenFlowSwitchDriver.java
@@ -187,13 +187,6 @@
     public void setConnected(boolean connected);
 
     /**
-     * Checks if the switch is still connected.
-     *
-     * @return whether the switch is still connected
-     */
-    public boolean isConnected();
-
-    /**
      * Writes the message to the output stream
      * in a driver specific manner.
      *
diff --git a/providers/openflow/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java b/providers/openflow/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java
index 1a96fca..a960c02 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/device/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProvider.java
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.OpenFlowSwitch;
 import org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.OpenFlowSwitchListener;
 import org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.RoleState;
-import org.onlab.onos.openflow.controller.driver.OpenFlowSwitchDriver;
 import org.onlab.packet.ChassisId;
 import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFFactory;
 import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortConfig;
@@ -113,14 +112,11 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean isReachable(Device device) {
-        // FIXME if possible, we might want this to be part of
-        // OpenFlowSwitch interface so the driver interface isn't misused.
         OpenFlowSwitch sw = controller.getSwitch(dpid(device.id().uri()));
-        if (sw == null || !((OpenFlowSwitchDriver) sw).isConnected()) {
+        if (sw == null || !sw.isConnected()) {
             return false;
         }
         return true;
-        //return checkChannel(device, sw);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/providers/openflow/device/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProviderTest.java b/providers/openflow/device/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProviderTest.java
index 76d32e4..839de7d 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/device/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProviderTest.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/device/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/device/impl/OpenFlowDeviceProviderTest.java
@@ -370,6 +370,11 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public boolean isConnected() {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public void disconnectSwitch() {
         }
 
diff --git a/providers/openflow/link/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/link/impl/OpenFlowLinkProviderTest.java b/providers/openflow/link/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/link/impl/OpenFlowLinkProviderTest.java
index 4109ba0..a6b0ac3 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/link/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/link/impl/OpenFlowLinkProviderTest.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/link/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/link/impl/OpenFlowLinkProviderTest.java
@@ -475,6 +475,11 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public boolean isConnected() {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public void disconnectSwitch() {
         }
 
diff --git a/providers/openflow/packet/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/packet/impl/OpenFlowPacketProviderTest.java b/providers/openflow/packet/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/packet/impl/OpenFlowPacketProviderTest.java
index f547bbe..c27e084 100644
--- a/providers/openflow/packet/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/packet/impl/OpenFlowPacketProviderTest.java
+++ b/providers/openflow/packet/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/packet/impl/OpenFlowPacketProviderTest.java
@@ -406,6 +406,11 @@
         }
 
         @Override
+        public boolean isConnected() {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        @Override
         public void disconnectSwitch() {
         }