diff --git a/tests/mocks/lsa.cpp b/tests/mocks/lsa.cpp
index f4f6348..3ab6689 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/lsa.cpp
+++ b/tests/mocks/lsa.cpp
@@ -31,22 +31,15 @@
 }
 
 bool
-MockLsa::initializeFromContent(const std::string& content)
+MockLsa::deserialize(const std::string& content)
 {
   boost::char_separator<char> sep("|");
   boost::tokenizer<boost::char_separator<char> >tokens(content, sep);
   boost::tokenizer<boost::char_separator<char> >::iterator tok_iter =
     tokens.begin();
-  m_origRouter = ndn::Name(*tok_iter++);
-  if (!(m_origRouter.size() > 0)) {
-    return false;
-  }
+
   try {
-    if (*tok_iter++ != std::to_string(Lsa::Type::MOCK)) {
-      return false;
-    }
-    m_lsSeqNo = boost::lexical_cast<uint32_t>(*tok_iter++);
-    m_expirationTimePoint = ndn::time::fromIsoString(*tok_iter++);
+    deserializeCommon(tok_iter);
   }
   catch (const std::exception& e) {
     return false;
diff --git a/tests/mocks/lsa.hpp b/tests/mocks/lsa.hpp
index 738ad8f..0ce6e3a 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/lsa.hpp
+++ b/tests/mocks/lsa.hpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   serialize() const override;
 
   bool
-  initializeFromContent(const std::string& content) override;
+  deserialize(const std::string& content) override;
 };
 
 } // namespace test
diff --git a/tests/test-lsa.cpp b/tests/test-lsa.cpp
index f3eff5c..413e393 100644
--- a/tests/test-lsa.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-lsa.cpp
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
 
   //If we don't do this the test will fail
   //Adjacent has default cost of 10 but no default
-  //connecting face URI, so initializeFromContent fails
+  //connecting face URI, so deserialize fails
   adj1.setFaceUri(ndn::util::FaceUri("udp://10.0.0.1"));
   adj2.setFaceUri(ndn::util::FaceUri("udp://10.0.0.2"));
 
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@
   AdjLsa adjlsa1("router1", 1, testTimePoint, adjList.size(), adjList);
   AdjLsa adjlsa2;
 
-  BOOST_CHECK(adjlsa2.initializeFromContent(adjlsa1.serialize()));
+  BOOST_CHECK(adjlsa2.deserialize(adjlsa1.serialize()));
 
   BOOST_CHECK(adjlsa1.isEqualContent(adjlsa2));
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
   NameLsa nlsa1("router1", 1, testTimePoint, npl1);
   NameLsa nlsa2;
 
-  BOOST_CHECK(nlsa2.initializeFromContent(nlsa1.serialize()));
+  BOOST_CHECK(nlsa2.deserialize(nlsa1.serialize()));
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nlsa1.serialize(), nlsa2.serialize());
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
   CoordinateLsa clsa1("router1", 12, testTimePoint, 2.5, angles);
   CoordinateLsa clsa2;
 
-  BOOST_CHECK(clsa2.initializeFromContent(clsa1.serialize()));
+  BOOST_CHECK(clsa2.deserialize(clsa1.serialize()));
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(clsa1.serialize(), clsa2.serialize());
 }