diff --git a/src/Routing/Route/StaticRoute.php b/src/Routing/Route/StaticRoute.php
index acb7d43..bee0bbc 100644
--- a/src/Routing/Route/StaticRoute.php
+++ b/src/Routing/Route/StaticRoute.php
@@ -2,31 +2,20 @@
 
 namespace WellRESTed\Routing\Route;
 
-class StaticRoute extends Route implements StaticRouteInterface
+class StaticRoute extends Route
 {
-    private $path;
-
-    public function __construct($path, $middleware)
+    public function getType()
     {
-        parent::__construct($middleware);
-        $this->path = $path;
+        return RouteInterface::TYPE_STATIC;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param string $requestTarget
-     * @param array $captures
-     * @return bool
+     * Examines a path (request target) to see if it is a match for the route.
+     *
+     * @return boolean
      */
-    public function matchesRequestTarget($requestTarget, &$captures = null)
+    public function matchesRequestTarget($requestTarget)
     {
-        return $requestTarget == $this->path;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getPath()
-    {
-        return $this->path;
+        return $requestTarget === $this->getTarget();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Routing/Route/StaticRouteInterface.php b/src/Routing/Route/StaticRouteInterface.php
deleted file mode 100644
index e64ab21..0000000
--- a/src/Routing/Route/StaticRouteInterface.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-namespace WellRESTed\Routing\Route;
-
-interface StaticRouteInterface extends RouteInterface
-{
-    /**
-     * @return string
-     */
-    public function getPath();
-}
diff --git a/test/tests/unit/Routing/Route/StaticRouteTest.php b/test/tests/unit/Routing/Route/StaticRouteTest.php
index ba945c9..b53533b 100644
--- a/test/tests/unit/Routing/Route/StaticRouteTest.php
+++ b/test/tests/unit/Routing/Route/StaticRouteTest.php
@@ -3,40 +3,43 @@
 namespace WellRESTed\Test\Unit\Routing\Route;
 
 use Prophecy\Argument;
+use WellRESTed\Routing\Route\RouteInterface;
 use WellRESTed\Routing\Route\StaticRoute;
 
 /**
- * @covers WellRESTed\Routing\Route\StaticRoute
+ * @coversDefaultClass WellRESTed\Routing\Route\StaticRoute
+ * @uses WellRESTed\Routing\Route\StaticRoute
  * @uses WellRESTed\Routing\Route\Route
  */
 class StaticRouteTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
 {
-    private $request;
-    private $response;
-    private $middleware;
-
-    public function setUp()
+    /**
+     * @covers ::getType
+     */
+    public function testReturnsStaticType()
     {
-        $this->request = $this->prophesize("\\Psr\\Http\\Message\\ServerRequestInterface");
-        $this->response = $this->prophesize("\\Psr\\Http\\Message\\ResponseInterface");
-        $this->middleware = $this->prophesize("\\WellRESTed\\Routing\\MiddlewareInterface");
+        $methodMap = $this->prophesize('WellRESTed\Routing\MethodMapInterface');
+        $route = new StaticRoute("/", $methodMap->reveal());
+        $this->assertSame(RouteInterface::TYPE_STATIC, $route->getType());
     }
 
-    public function testMatchesPath()
+    /**
+     * @covers ::matchesRequestTarget
+     */
+    public function testMatchesExactRequestTarget()
     {
-        $route = new StaticRoute("/cats/", $this->middleware->reveal());
-        $this->assertTrue($route->matchesRequestTarget("/cats/"));
+        $methodMap = $this->prophesize('WellRESTed\Routing\MethodMapInterface');
+        $route = new StaticRoute("/", $methodMap->reveal());
+        $this->assertTrue($route->matchesRequestTarget("/"));
     }
 
-    public function testFailsToMatchWrongPath()
+    /**
+     * @covers ::matchesRequestTarget
+     */
+    public function testDoesNotMatchNonmatchingRequestTarget()
     {
-        $route = new StaticRoute("/dogs/", $this->middleware->reveal());
+        $methodMap = $this->prophesize('WellRESTed\Routing\MethodMapInterface');
+        $route = new StaticRoute("/", $methodMap->reveal());
         $this->assertFalse($route->matchesRequestTarget("/cats/"));
     }
-
-    public function testReturnsPaths()
-    {
-        $route = new StaticRoute("/cats/", $this->middleware->reveal());
-        $this->assertEquals("/cats/", $route->getPath());
-    }
 }