diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py b/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
index 08d76b93367c1e9c0b7cbd52602df5986a7c0312..31fffc57e7eaa598a933c97c92b1c901ba731ba7 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate.py
@@ -60,14 +60,6 @@ def test_check_controls_single(design_experiment_3):
     assert no_controls == 1
 
 
-@pytest.mark.unit
-def test_generate_design(design_experiment_2):
-    control_df = pool_and_psuedoreplicate.get_read_count_ratio(design_experiment_2)
-    control_files = design_experiment_2.control_tag_align.unique()
-    pool_control = pool_and_psuedoreplicate.pool(control_files, "pool_control", "true")
-    new_design = pool_and_psuedoreplicate.generate_design(design_experiment_2, "false", "false", pool_control, "true", 1.2)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.singleend
 def test_pool_and_psuedoreplicate_singleend():
     design_file = os.path.join(test_output_path, 'ENCSR238SGC_ppr.tsv')