diff --git a/tests/cli/workflow/taxprofiler/test_cli_taxprofiler_metrics_deliver.py b/tests/cli/workflow/taxprofiler/test_cli_taxprofiler_metrics_deliver.py
index b6292f4135..2d63423446 100644
--- a/tests/cli/workflow/taxprofiler/test_cli_taxprofiler_metrics_deliver.py
+++ b/tests/cli/workflow/taxprofiler/test_cli_taxprofiler_metrics_deliver.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def test_metrics_deliver(
     """Test command with a case id and a finished analysis which should execute successfully."""
     caplog.set_level(logging.INFO)
 
-    analysis_api: TaxprofilerAnalysisAPI = taxprofiler_context.meta_apis["analysis_api"]
     # GIVEN case-id
 
     metrics_content: str = "name: filtering_result_passed_filter_reads\n"