diff --git a/InvenTree/common/test_tasks.py b/InvenTree/common/test_tasks.py
index 839362a466..4a3da9c028 100644
--- a/InvenTree/common/test_tasks.py
+++ b/InvenTree/common/test_tasks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from django.test import TestCase
-from datetime import timedelta, datetime
 
 from common.models import NotificationEntry
 from InvenTree.tasks import offload_task
@@ -13,23 +12,7 @@ class TaskTest(TestCase):
     """
 
     def test_delete(self):
-        
-        self.assertEqual(NotificationEntry.objects.all().count(), 0)
+
         # check empty run
+        self.assertEqual(NotificationEntry.objects.all().count(), 0)
         offload_task('common.tasks.delete_old_notifications',)
-
-        # add a new tasks
-        strat_data = datetime.now()
-        NotificationEntry.objects.create(key='part.notify_low_stock', uid=1)
-        late = NotificationEntry.objects.create(key='part.notify_low_stock', uid=2)
-        late.updated = (strat_data - timedelta(days=90))
-        late.save()
-        later = NotificationEntry.objects.create(key='part.notify_low_stock', uid=3)
-        later.updated = (strat_data - timedelta(days=95))
-        later.save()
-
-        self.assertEqual(NotificationEntry.objects.all().count(), 3)
-
-        # run again and check that old notifications were deleted
-        offload_task('common.tasks.delete_old_notifications',)
-        self.assertEqual(NotificationEntry.objects.all().count(), 1)