diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e23c1a866a..7fff867c64 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -124,7 +124,6 @@ set (gtest_sources
   SimulationRunner_TEST.cc
   SystemLoader_TEST.cc
   SystemManager_TEST.cc
-  System_TEST.cc
   TestFixture_TEST.cc
   Util_TEST.cc
   World_TEST.cc
diff --git a/src/System_TEST.cc b/src/System_TEST.cc
deleted file mode 100644
index e238456085..0000000000
--- a/src/System_TEST.cc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (C) 2018 Open Source Robotics Foundation
- *
- * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *
-*/
-
-#include <gtest/gtest.h>
-
-#include "gz/sim/System.hh"
-
-using namespace gz;
-
-/////////////////////////////////////////////////
-TEST(System, Constructor)
-{
-}