diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_ovs_lib.py b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_ovs_lib.py
index 71b471b5ec5..afede56a6b8 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_ovs_lib.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/agent/test_ovs_lib.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from oslo_config import cfg
 from ovsdbapp.backend.ovs_idl import idlutils
 
 from neutron.agent.common import ovs_lib
-from neutron.agent.linux import ip_lib
 from neutron.common import utils
 from neutron.tests.common import net_helpers
 from neutron.tests.functional.agent.linux import base
@@ -218,11 +217,6 @@ class OVSBridgeTestCase(OVSBridgeTestBase):
     def test_set_igmp_snooping_disabled(self):
         self._test_set_igmp_snooping_state(False)
 
-    def test_get_datapath_id(self):
-        brdev = ip_lib.IPDevice(self.br.br_name)
-        dpid = brdev.link.attributes['link/ether'].replace(':', '')
-        self.assertIn(dpid, self.br.get_datapath_id())
-
     def _test_add_tunnel_port(self, attrs,
                               expected_tunnel_type=const.TYPE_GRE):
         port_name = utils.get_rand_device_name(net_helpers.PORT_PREFIX)