diff --git a/redis/reactive/src/test/java/example/springdata/redis/RedisTestConfiguration.java b/redis/reactive/src/test/java/example/springdata/redis/RedisTestConfiguration.java
index fbc779c5..d45f9cde 100644
--- a/redis/reactive/src/test/java/example/springdata/redis/RedisTestConfiguration.java
+++ b/redis/reactive/src/test/java/example/springdata/redis/RedisTestConfiguration.java
@@ -43,14 +43,6 @@ public class RedisTestConfiguration {
 		return new LettuceConnectionFactory();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Configures a {@link ReactiveRedisTemplate} with {@link String} keys and values.
-	 */
-	@Bean
-	public ReactiveRedisTemplate<String, String> reactiveRedisTemplate(ReactiveRedisConnectionFactory connectionFactory) {
-		return new ReactiveRedisTemplate<>(connectionFactory, RedisSerializationContext.string());
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Configures a {@link ReactiveRedisTemplate} with {@link String} keys and a typed
 	 * {@link Jackson2JsonRedisSerializer}.