diff --git a/src/lsa.cpp b/src/lsa.cpp
index afb76a1..00aa797 100644
--- a/src/lsa.cpp
+++ b/src/lsa.cpp
@@ -48,11 +48,9 @@
 }
 
 const ndn::Name
-NameLsa::getKey() const
+Lsa::getKey() const
 {
-  ndn::Name key = m_origRouter;
-  key.append(std::to_string(Lsa::Type::NAME));
-  return key;
+  return ndn::Name(m_origRouter).append(std::to_string(getType()));
 }
 
 NameLsa::NameLsa(const ndn::Name& origR, uint32_t lsn,
@@ -146,14 +144,6 @@
   m_angles = theta;
 }
 
-const ndn::Name
-CoordinateLsa::getKey() const
-{
-  ndn::Name key = m_origRouter;
-  key.append(std::to_string(Lsa::Type::COORDINATE));
-  return key;
-}
-
 bool
 CoordinateLsa::isEqualContent(const CoordinateLsa& clsa)
 {
@@ -247,14 +237,6 @@
   }
 }
 
-const ndn::Name
-AdjLsa::getKey() const
-{
-  ndn::Name key = m_origRouter;
-  key.append(std::to_string(Lsa::Type::ADJACENCY));
-  return key;
-}
-
 bool
 AdjLsa::isEqualContent(AdjLsa& alsa)
 {
diff --git a/src/lsa.hpp b/src/lsa.hpp
index 72ca145..8bc9e30 100644
--- a/src/lsa.hpp
+++ b/src/lsa.hpp
@@ -112,6 +112,13 @@
   virtual std::string
   serialize() const = 0;
 
+  /*! \brief Gets the key for this LSA.
+
+    Format is: \<router name\>/\<LSA type>\
+   */
+  const ndn::Name
+  getKey() const;
+
   virtual bool
   initializeFromContent(const std::string& content) = 0;
 
@@ -172,13 +179,6 @@
     m_npl.remove(name);
   }
 
-  /*! \brief Gets the key for this LSA.
-
-    Format is: \<router name\>/\<LSA type>\
-   */
-  const ndn::Name
-  getKey() const;
-
   /*! \brief Initializes this LSA object with content's data.
 
     \param content The data (e.g. name prefixes) to initialize this LSA with.
@@ -246,9 +246,6 @@
     m_adl.insert(adj);
   }
 
-  const ndn::Name
-  getKey() const;
-
   /*! \brief Initializes this adj. LSA from the supplied content.
 
     \param content The content that this LSA is to have, formatted
@@ -325,9 +322,6 @@
     return Lsa::Type::COORDINATE;
   }
 
-  const ndn::Name
-  getKey() const;
-
   /*! \brief Initializes this coordinate LSA with the data in content.
 
     \param content The string content that is used to build the LSA.