diff --git a/server/runtime_status_test.go b/server/runtime_status_test.go
index 0bd48f44193..872451af14c 100644
--- a/server/runtime_status_test.go
+++ b/server/runtime_status_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/cri-o/cri-o/server/cri/types"
-	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 )
@@ -21,11 +20,6 @@ var _ = t.Describe("Status", func() {
 
 	t.Describe("Status", func() {
 		It("should succeed", func() {
-			// Given
-			gomock.InOrder(
-				cniPluginMock.EXPECT().Status().Return(nil),
-			)
-
 			// When
 			response, err := sut.Status(context.Background(),
 				&types.StatusRequest{})
diff --git a/server/suite_test.go b/server/suite_test.go
index d75b1b97f2a..d66ac3739bb 100644
--- a/server/suite_test.go
+++ b/server/suite_test.go
@@ -192,9 +192,7 @@ var setupSUT = func() {
 	sut.SetStorageImageServer(imageServerMock)
 	sut.SetStorageRuntimeServer(runtimeServerMock)
 
-	gomock.InOrder(
-		cniPluginMock.EXPECT().Status().Return(t.TestError),
-	)
+	gomock.InOrder(cniPluginMock.EXPECT().Status().Return(nil))
 	Expect(sut.SetCNIPlugin(cniPluginMock)).To(BeNil())
 }