diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
index 621c995a4bd642..e09acc4c39d1c8 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/conftest.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 PROJECT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ABS_PATH, os.pardir, os.pardir))
 
 CACHED_APP = Flask(__name__)
-CACHED_APP.config.update({"TESTING": True})
 
 
 @pytest.fixture