diff --git a/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py b/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py
index b5266d982f..92992e4fe3 100644
--- a/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py
+++ b/ironic/tests/unit/conductor/test_manager.py
@@ -4630,10 +4630,6 @@ class ManagerCheckDeployingStatusTestCase(mgr_utils.ServiceSetUpMixin,
             driver='fake', provision_state=states.AVAILABLE,
             target_provision_state=states.NOSTATE)
 
-        self.expected_filter = {
-            'provision_state': 'deploying', 'reserved': False,
-            'maintenance': False}
-
     def test__check_deploying_status(self, mock_off_cond, mock_mapped,
                                      mock_fail_if):
         mock_off_cond.return_value = ['fake-conductor']