diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateIntegrationTest.java b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateIntegrationTest.java
index 1870360ea..778fdecfe 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/test/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/data/update/StandardUpdateIntegrationTest.java
@@ -73,21 +73,6 @@ public class StandardUpdateIntegrationTest {
         assertEquals(expResult, result);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Test of deleteExistingData method, of class StandardUpdate.
-     */
-    @Test
-    public void testDeleteExistingData() throws Exception {
-        StandardUpdate instance = getStandardUpdateTask();
-        Exception result = null;
-        try {
-            instance.deleteExistingData();
-        } catch (IOException ex) {
-            result = ex;
-        }
-        assertNull(result);
-    }
-
     /**
      * Test of openDataStores method, of class StandardUpdate.
      */