diff --git a/novaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_services.py b/novaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_services.py
index 0c0434afd..ddc75eeb1 100644
--- a/novaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_services.py
+++ b/novaclient/tests/unit/v2/test_services.py
@@ -34,18 +34,11 @@ class ServicesTest(utils.TestCase):
         svs = self.cs.services.list()
         self.assert_request_id(svs, fakes.FAKE_REQUEST_ID_LIST)
         self.cs.assert_called('GET', '/os-services')
-        expect_uuid_id = (
-            api_versions.APIVersion(self.api_version) >=
-            api_versions.APIVersion('2.53'))
         for s in svs:
             self.assertIsInstance(s, self._get_service_type())
             self.assertEqual('nova-compute', s.binary)
             self.assertEqual('host1', s.host)
-            if expect_uuid_id:
-                stringified = '<Service: %s>' % s.id
-            else:
-                stringified = '<Service: %s>' % s.binary
-            self.assertEqual(stringified, str(s))
+            self.assertEqual('<Service: %s>' % s.id, str(s))
 
     def test_list_services_with_hostname(self):
         svs = self.cs.services.list(host='host2')
diff --git a/novaclient/v2/services.py b/novaclient/v2/services.py
index 3fe877d32..f3d1255dc 100644
--- a/novaclient/v2/services.py
+++ b/novaclient/v2/services.py
@@ -20,15 +20,10 @@ from six.moves import urllib
 
 from novaclient import api_versions
 from novaclient import base
-from novaclient import utils
 
 
 class Service(base.Resource):
     def __repr__(self):
-        # If the id is int-like, then represent the service using it's binary
-        # name, otherwise use the UUID ID.
-        if utils.is_integer_like(self.id):
-            return "<Service: %s>" % self.binary
         return "<Service: %s>" % self.id
 
     def _add_details(self, info):