diff --git a/src/test/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/ControllerTest.java b/src/test/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/ControllerTest.java
index 3eeb0681f57a9c3f444703b9b99c6f1c1b3b73af..9fe7bfdfd17ea5d583df23701eeb5bdab4e37046 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/ControllerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/floodlightcontroller/core/internal/ControllerTest.java
@@ -694,7 +694,6 @@ public class ControllerTest extends FloodlightTestCase {
         
         // newsw.role is null because the switch does not support
         // role request messages
-        expect(newsw.getRole()).andReturn(null);
         expect(newsw.getAttribute(IOFSwitch.SWITCH_SUPPORTS_NX_ROLE))
                         .andReturn(false);
         // switch is connected