diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/RamCloudDBOperation.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/RamCloudDBOperation.java
index 80c3109..2f974cc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/RamCloudDBOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/RamCloudDBOperation.java
@@ -56,11 +56,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public IPortObject newPort(String dpid, Short portNum) {
-        return super.newPort(dpid, portNum);
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public IPortObject searchPort(String dpid, Short number) {
         final FramedGraph<RamCloudGraph> fg = conn.getFramedGraph();
         return searchPort(dpid, number, fg);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/TitanDBOperation.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/TitanDBOperation.java
index 9d9871b..aa42bfd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/TitanDBOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/graph/TitanDBOperation.java
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@
 
         return searchSwitch(dpid, fg);
     }
-
-    @Override
-    public IPortObject newPort(String dpid, Short portNum) {
-        return super.newPort(dpid, portNum);
-    }
     
     @Override
     public Iterable<ISwitchObject> getActiveSwitches() {