diff --git a/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp b/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp
index 17402c1f83..9fa32b7898 100644
--- a/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp
+++ b/controller_manager/test/test_hardware_management_srvs.cpp
@@ -204,38 +204,6 @@ class TestControllerManagerHWManagementSrvs : public TestControllerManagerSrvs
   }
 };
 
-class TestControllerManagerHWManagementSrvsWithoutParams
-: public TestControllerManagerHWManagementSrvs
-{
-public:
-  void SetUp() override
-  {
-    executor_ = std::make_shared<rclcpp::executors::SingleThreadedExecutor>();
-    cm_ = std::make_shared<controller_manager::ControllerManager>(
-      std::make_unique<hardware_interface::ResourceManager>(), executor_, TEST_CM_NAME);
-    run_updater_ = false;
-
-    // TODO(destogl): separate this to init_tests method where parameter can be set for each test
-    // separately
-    cm_->set_parameter(
-      rclcpp::Parameter("robot_description", ros2_control_test_assets::minimal_robot_urdf));
-
-    std::string robot_description = "";
-    cm_->get_parameter("robot_description", robot_description);
-    if (robot_description.empty())
-    {
-      throw std::runtime_error(
-        "Unable to initialize resource manager, no robot description found.");
-    }
-
-    auto msg = std_msgs::msg::String();
-    msg.data = robot_description;
-    cm_->robot_description_callback(msg);
-
-    SetUpSrvsCMExecutor();
-  }
-};
-
 TEST_F(TestControllerManagerHWManagementSrvs, list_hardware_components)
 {
   // Default status after start: