diff --git a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignAspectTests.java b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignAspectTests.java
index 98d231c74..97f636480 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignAspectTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-sleuth-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/sleuth/instrument/web/client/feign/TraceFeignAspectTests.java
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ public class TraceFeignAspectTests {
 	
 	@Before
 	public void setup() {
-		stubPjp();
 		this.traceFeignAspect = new TraceFeignAspect(this.beanFactory) {
 			@Override Object executeTraceFeignClient(Object bean, ProceedingJoinPoint pjp) throws IOException {
 				return null;
@@ -40,13 +39,6 @@ public class TraceFeignAspectTests {
 		};
 	}
 
-	private void stubPjp() {
-		Request request = Request.create("foo", "bar", new HashMap<>(), new byte[] {}, Charset
-				.defaultCharset());
-		Request.Options options = new Request.Options();
-		given(this.pjp.getArgs()).willReturn(new Object[] {request, options} );
-	}
-
 	@Test 
 	public void should_wrap_feign_client_in_trace_representation() throws Throwable {
 		given(this.pjp.getTarget()).willReturn(this.client);