diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java
index 60797f4..a597f24 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/topo/UiTopoLayoutManager.java
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.onosproject.ui.model.topo.UiTopoLayoutId.DEFAULT_ID;
 
 /**
  * Manages the user interface topology layouts.
@@ -54,8 +55,6 @@
     private static final String ID_NULL = "Layout ID cannot be null";
     private static final String LAYOUT_NULL = "Layout cannot be null";
 
-    private static final UiTopoLayoutId DEFAULT_ID = UiTopoLayoutId.layoutId("_default_");
-
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected StorageService storageService;