diff --git a/test/saithriftv2/src/saiserver.cpp b/test/saithriftv2/src/saiserver.cpp
index 80eb013d6..5541500fe 100644
--- a/test/saithriftv2/src/saiserver.cpp
+++ b/test/saithriftv2/src/saiserver.cpp
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ std::map<std::set<int>, std::string> gPortMap;
 
 std::vector<std::pair<sai_fdb_entry_t, sai_object_id_t>> gFdbMap;
 
-extern sai_object_id_t switch_id;
-sai_object_id_t &gSwitchId = switch_id; ///< SAI switch global object ID.
+sai_object_id_t gSwitchId;
 
 
 // Profile services