diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/ApplicationsResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/ApplicationsResourceTest.java
index d7ace4d723..81db631973 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/ApplicationsResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/ApplicationsResourceTest.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ApplicationsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
                                    ImmutableList.of("My Feature"));
 
     /**
-     * Hamcrest matcher to check that an device representation in JSON matches
+     * Hamcrest matcher to check that an application representation in JSON matches
      * the actual device.
      */
     private static class AppJsonMatcher extends TypeSafeMatcher<JsonObject> {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ public class ApplicationsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Factory to allocate an device matcher.
+     * Factory to allocate an application matcher.
      *
      * @param app application object we are looking for
      * @return matcher
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ public class ApplicationsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         return new AppJsonMatcher(app);
     }
 
-
-    @Override
+    /**
+     * Initializes test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpMocks() {
         service = createMock(ApplicationAdminService.class);
 
         expect(service.getId("one"))
@@ -190,8 +191,11 @@ public class ApplicationsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         BaseResource.setServiceDirectory(testDirectory);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verifies test mocks.
+     */
     @After
-    public void shutDown() {
+    public void tearDownMocks() {
         verify(service);
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/DevicesResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/DevicesResourceTest.java
index 722665e43f..93dc04c151 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/DevicesResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/DevicesResourceTest.java
@@ -206,8 +206,11 @@ public class DevicesResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         return new DeviceJsonArrayMatcher(device);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpMocks() {
         mockDeviceService = createMock(DeviceService.class);
 
         expect(mockDeviceService.isAvailable(isA(DeviceId.class)))
@@ -226,13 +229,13 @@ public class DevicesResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
                         .add(CodecService.class, codecService);
 
         BaseResource.setServiceDirectory(testDirectory);
-
-
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verifies test mocks.
+     */
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
+    public void tearDownMocks() {
         verify(mockDeviceService);
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/FlowsResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/FlowsResourceTest.java
index e05cbe3d2d..fc28624d8e 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/FlowsResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/FlowsResourceTest.java
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ public class FlowsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
      * Sets up the global values for all the tests.
      */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpTest() {
         // Mock device service
         expect(mockDeviceService.getDevice(deviceId1))
                 .andReturn(device1);
@@ -255,12 +255,9 @@ public class FlowsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
 
     /**
      * Cleans up and verifies the mocks.
-     *
-     * @throws Exception if the super teardown fails.
      */
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
+    public void tearDownTest() {
         verify(mockFlowService);
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java
index 2d9cdeb6db..a5c4b77acf 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/HostResourceTest.java
@@ -67,8 +67,11 @@ public class HostResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
     final HostService mockHostService = createMock(HostService.class);
     final HashSet<Host> hosts = new HashSet<>();
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpTest() {
         expect(mockHostService.getHosts()).andReturn(hosts).anyTimes();
 
         // Register the services needed for the test
@@ -82,9 +85,11 @@ public class HostResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         BaseResource.setServiceDirectory(testDirectory);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Verifies mocks.
+     */
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
+    public void tearDownTest() {
         verify(mockHostService);
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java
index b2eee81e66..3289c87301 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/IntentsResourceTest.java
@@ -252,8 +252,11 @@ public class IntentsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         return new IntentJsonArrayMatcher(intent);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpTest() {
         expect(mockIntentService.getIntents()).andReturn(intents).anyTimes();
 
         // Register the services needed for the test
@@ -270,9 +273,11 @@ public class IntentsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         Intent.bindIdGenerator(mockGenerator);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tears down and verifies test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
+    public void tearDownTest() {
         verify(mockIntentService);
         Intent.unbindIdGenerator(mockGenerator);
     }
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/LinksResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/LinksResourceTest.java
index 274a8f2247..c62199cd9c 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/LinksResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/LinksResourceTest.java
@@ -151,9 +151,11 @@ public class LinksResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         return new LinkJsonArrayMatcher(link);
     }
 
-
+    /**
+     * Initializes test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpTest() {
         mockLinkService = createMock(LinkService.class);
 
         // Register the services needed for the test
@@ -167,9 +169,11 @@ public class LinksResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         BaseResource.setServiceDirectory(testDirectory);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tears down and verifies test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
+    public void tearDownTest() {
         verify(mockLinkService);
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/PathsResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/PathsResourceTest.java
index 2cdd23e88b..19b5f2ada8 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/PathsResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/PathsResourceTest.java
@@ -129,8 +129,11 @@ public class PathsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         return new PathJsonMatcher(path);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Initializes test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpTest() {
 
         // Register the services needed for the test
         CodecManager codecService =  new CodecManager();
@@ -143,9 +146,11 @@ public class PathsResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
         BaseResource.setServiceDirectory(testDirectory);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Tears down test mocks and environment.
+     */
     @After
-    public void tearDown() throws Exception {
-        super.tearDown();
+    public void tearDownTest() {
         verify(mockPathService);
     }
 
diff --git a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/TopologyResourceTest.java b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/TopologyResourceTest.java
index d25fd59b13..b7bd0d56d1 100644
--- a/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/TopologyResourceTest.java
+++ b/web/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/rest/TopologyResourceTest.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public class TopologyResourceTest extends ResourceTest {
      * Initializes the test harness.
      */
     @Before
-    public void setUp() {
+    public void setUpTest() {
         TopologyService topologyService =  new MockTopologyService();
         CodecManager codecService =  new CodecManager();
         codecService.activate();