diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 456b9551a28d65cca8ddb344aacc7a1e9d365c8e..d32a1d4d49c31557a7caae8ecd98b23973bffbaf 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 IF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)
   ADD_PYTHON_UNIT_TEST("py-import" "tests/test_import.py")
-  ADD_PYTHON_UNIT_TEST("py-joint_state" "tests/test_joint_state.py")
 ENDIF(BUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE)
diff --git a/tests/test_joint_state.py b/tests/test_joint_state.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 48196400937dc36048eb10d7e3d36694d38b4499..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/test_joint_state.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python
-
-try:
-    from dynamic_graph.sot.dynamics.tools import *
-except:
-    print("This test requires sot-dynamic.")
-    exit(42)
-
-from dynamic_graph.ros import RosJointState
-
-rjs = RosJointState('rosjointstate')
-plug(robot.device.state, rjs.state)
-rjs.trigger.recompute(rjs.trigger.time + 1)