diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
index 9a2ed0a..ab5cc8a 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/link/impl/GossipLinkStore.java
@@ -345,14 +345,6 @@
     // Creates and stores the link and returns the appropriate event.
     // Guarded by linkDescs value (=locking each Link)
     private LinkEvent createLink(LinkKey key, Link newLink) {
-
-        if (newLink.providerId().isAncillary()) {
-            // TODO: revisit ancillary only Link handling
-
-            // currently treating ancillary only as down (not visible outside)
-            return null;
-        }
-
         links.put(key, newLink);
         srcLinks.put(newLink.src().deviceId(), key);
         dstLinks.put(newLink.dst().deviceId(), key);
@@ -362,14 +354,6 @@
     // Updates, if necessary the specified link and returns the appropriate event.
     // Guarded by linkDescs value (=locking each Link)
     private LinkEvent updateLink(LinkKey key, Link oldLink, Link newLink) {
-
-        if (newLink.providerId().isAncillary()) {
-            // TODO: revisit ancillary only Link handling
-
-            // currently treating ancillary only as down (not visible outside)
-            return null;
-        }
-
         // Note: INDIRECT -> DIRECT transition only
         // so that BDDP discovered Link will not overwrite LDDP Link
         if ((oldLink.type() == INDIRECT && newLink.type() == DIRECT) ||
diff --git a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkStore.java b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkStore.java
index 0e363d6..8383754 100644
--- a/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkStore.java
+++ b/core/store/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/trivial/impl/SimpleLinkStore.java
@@ -216,12 +216,6 @@
     // Updates, if necessary the specified link and returns the appropriate event.
     // Guarded by linkDescs value (=locking each Link)
     private LinkEvent updateLink(LinkKey key, Link oldLink, Link newLink) {
-        if (newLink.providerId().isAncillary()) {
-            // TODO: revisit ancillary only Link handling
-            // currently treating ancillary only as down (not visible outside)
-            return null;
-        }
-
         if ((oldLink.type() == INDIRECT && newLink.type() == DIRECT) ||
             !AnnotationsUtil.isEqual(oldLink.annotations(), newLink.annotations())) {
 
diff --git a/tools/test/topos/oe-linear-3.json b/tools/test/topos/oe-linear-3.json
index 98206da..b3cd61b 100644
--- a/tools/test/topos/oe-linear-3.json
+++ b/tools/test/topos/oe-linear-3.json
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@
     ],
 
     "links" : [
-        { "src": "of:0000ffffffffff01/10", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff03/30", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "optical.waves": 80, "optical.type": "WDM" } },
-        { "src": "of:0000ffffffffff02/20", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff03/31", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "optical.waves": 80, "optical.type": "WDM" } },
+        { "src": "of:0000ffffffffff01/20", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff03/30", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "optical.waves": 80, "optical.type": "WDM" } },
+        { "src": "of:0000ffffffffff02/21", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff03/31", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "optical.waves": 80, "optical.type": "WDM" } },
 
-        { "src": "of:0000ffffffff0001/10", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff01/11", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "bandwidth": 100000, "optical.type": "cross-connect" } },
-        { "src": "of:0000ffffffff0002/10", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff02/21", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "bandwidth": 100000, "optical.type": "cross-connect" } }
+        { "src": "of:0000ffffffff0001/2", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff01/10", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "bandwidth": 100000, "optical.type": "cross-connect" } },
+        { "src": "of:0000ffffffff0002/2", "dst": "of:0000ffffffffff02/11", "type": "OPTICAL", "annotations": { "bandwidth": 100000, "optical.type": "cross-connect" } }
     ],
 
-    "hosts" : [
+    "Xhosts" : [
         { "mac": "a0:00:00:00:00:11", "vlan": -1, "location": "of:0000ffffffff0001/11", "ip": "1.2.3.4" },
         { "mac": "a0:00:00:00:00:12", "vlan": -1, "location": "of:0000ffffffff0001/12", "ip": "1.2.3.5" },
         { "mac": "a0:00:00:00:00:21", "vlan": -1, "location": "of:0000ffffffff0002/11", "ip": "2.2.3.4" },