use class decorators to mark tests that shouldn't be run by default
diff --git a/tests/nicira_role.py b/tests/nicira_role.py
index a8ac8cf..fa4cc97 100644
--- a/tests/nicira_role.py
+++ b/tests/nicira_role.py
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
 
 NXT_ROLE_VALUE = dict( other=0, slave=1, master=2 )
 
+@nonstandard
 class NiciraRoleRequest(base_tests.SimpleDataPlane):
     """
     Exercise Nicira vendor extension for requesting HA roles
     """
 
-    priority = 0
-
     def nicira_role_request(self, role):
         """
         Use the BSN_SET_IP_MASK vendor command to change the IP mask for the