diff --git a/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/AbstractTestClass.java b/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/AbstractTestClass.java
index 68561ce839..6b357a384e 100644
--- a/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/AbstractTestClass.java
+++ b/helix-rest/src/test/java/org/apache/helix/rest/server/AbstractTestClass.java
@@ -621,8 +621,6 @@ private void preSetupForCrosszoneParallelInstancesStoppableTest(String clusterNa
     clusterConfig.setFaultZoneType("helixZoneId");
     clusterConfig.setPersistIntermediateAssignment(true);
     _configAccessor.setClusterConfig(clusterName, clusterConfig);
-    RESTConfig emptyRestConfig = new RESTConfig(clusterName);
-    _configAccessor.setRESTConfig(clusterName, emptyRestConfig);
     // Create instance configs
     List<InstanceConfig> instanceConfigs = new ArrayList<>();
     int perZoneInstancesCount = 3;