diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 9977ddde85a..ba5f5ab9319 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ if(MINIMAL_BUILD)
   set(
     FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES
     test_base.cpp
-    engine/test_token_bucket.cpp
     engine/test_rulesets.cpp
     engine/test_falco_utils.cpp
     falco/test_configuration.cpp
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ else()
   set(
     FALCO_TESTS_SOURCES
     test_base.cpp
-    engine/test_token_bucket.cpp
     engine/test_rulesets.cpp
     engine/test_falco_utils.cpp
     falco/test_configuration.cpp
diff --git a/tests/engine/test_token_bucket.cpp b/tests/engine/test_token_bucket.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 3351c50cb06..00000000000
--- a/tests/engine/test_token_bucket.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2019 The Falco Authors.
-
-Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
-    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-limitations under the License.
-*/
-
-#include <memory>
-
-#include "token_bucket.h"
-#include <catch.hpp>
-
-using namespace Catch::literals;
-
-TEST_CASE("token bucket default ctor", "[token_bucket]")
-{
-	auto tb = std::make_shared<token_bucket>();
-
-	REQUIRE(tb->get_tokens() == 1);
-
-	SECTION("initialising with specific time, rate 2 tokens/sec")
-	{
-		auto max = 2.0;
-		uint64_t now = 1;
-		tb->init(1.0, max, now);
-		REQUIRE(tb->get_last_seen() == now);
-		REQUIRE(tb->get_tokens() == max);
-	}
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("token bucket ctor with custom timer", "[token_bucket]")
-{
-	auto t = []() -> uint64_t { return 22; };
-	auto tb = std::make_shared<token_bucket>(t);
-
-	REQUIRE(tb->get_tokens() == 1);
-	REQUIRE(tb->get_last_seen() == 22);
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("token bucket with 2 tokens/sec rate, max 10 tokens", "[token_bucket]")
-{
-	auto tb = std::make_shared<token_bucket>();
-	tb->init(2.0, 10, 1);
-
-	SECTION("claiming 5 tokens")
-	{
-		bool claimed = tb->claim(5, 1000000001);
-		REQUIRE(tb->get_last_seen() == 1000000001);
-		REQUIRE(tb->get_tokens() == 5.0_a);
-		REQUIRE(claimed);
-
-		SECTION("claiming all the 7 remaining tokens")
-		{
-			bool claimed = tb->claim(7, 2000000001);
-			REQUIRE(tb->get_last_seen() == 2000000001);
-			REQUIRE(tb->get_tokens() == 0.0_a);
-			REQUIRE(claimed);
-
-			SECTION("claiming 1 token more than the 2 available fails")
-			{
-				bool claimed = tb->claim(3, 3000000001);
-				REQUIRE(tb->get_last_seen() == 3000000001);
-				REQUIRE(tb->get_tokens() == 2.0_a);
-				REQUIRE_FALSE(claimed);
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-TEST_CASE("token bucket default initialization", "[token_bucket]")
-{
-	token_bucket tb;
-	REQUIRE(tb.get_tokens() == 1);
-}