diff --git a/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/tests/test_optional.py b/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/tests/test_optional.py
index 4fd6e1eda3f02fb88b4079c58ada9d42d58b6874..405fa457e7a34347e023125e10f74d66519ba1b1 100644
--- a/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/tests/test_optional.py
+++ b/roles/mail_server/molecule/default/tests/test_optional.py
@@ -14,29 +14,6 @@ testinfra_hosts = testinfra.utils.ansible_runner.AnsibleRunner(
     os.environ['MOLECULE_INVENTORY_FILE']).get_hosts('parameters-optional')
 
 
-def test_certificate_validity_check_configuration(host):
-    """
-    Tests if certificate validity check configuration file has been deployed
-    correctly.
-    """
-
-    hostname = host.run('hostname').stdout.strip()
-
-    config = host.file('/etc/check_certificate/%s_smtp.conf' % hostname)
-    assert config.is_file
-    assert config.user == 'root'
-    assert config.group == 'root'
-    assert config.mode == 0o644
-    assert config.content_string == "/etc/ssl/certs/%s_smtp.pem" % hostname
-
-    config = host.file('/etc/check_certificate/%s_imap.conf' % hostname)
-    assert config.is_file
-    assert config.user == 'root'
-    assert config.group == 'root'
-    assert config.mode == 0o644
-    assert config.content_string == "/etc/ssl/certs/%s_imap.pem" % hostname
-
-
 def test_mailname_file_content(host):
     """
     Tests the system mail name file content.