diff --git a/pkg/config/app_test.go b/pkg/config/app_test.go
index dbf91c05..5f8cb8e6 100644
--- a/pkg/config/app_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/app_test.go
@@ -5,18 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/catalogue"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
-func setup(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-}
-
 func TestNewApp(t *testing.T) {
 	app, err := config.NewApp(ExpectedAppEnv, AppName, ExpectedAppFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,8 +41,6 @@ func TestGetApp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetComposeFiles(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-
 	offline := true
 	r, err := recipe.Get("abra-integration-test-recipe", offline)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -97,8 +88,6 @@ func TestGetComposeFiles(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGetComposeFilesError(t *testing.T) {
-	setup(t)
-
 	offline := true
 	r, err := recipe.Get("abra-integration-test-recipe", offline)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/config/env_test.go b/pkg/config/env_test.go
index fc2c835f..0e25766e 100644
--- a/pkg/config/env_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/env_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/catalogue"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 )
@@ -87,10 +86,6 @@ func TestReadEnv(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestReadAbraShEnvVars(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
 	offline := true
 	r, err := recipe.Get("abra-integration-test-recipe", offline)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go b/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go
index fb0f29ae..59a57ebc 100644
--- a/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go
+++ b/pkg/recipe/recipe_test.go
@@ -3,15 +3,10 @@ package recipe
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/catalogue"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
 
 func TestGetVersionLabelLocalDoesNotUseTimeoutLabel(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
 	offline := true
 	recipe, err := Get("traefik", offline)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/secret/secret_test.go b/pkg/secret/secret_test.go
index 82dd200c..443b3bab 100644
--- a/pkg/secret/secret_test.go
+++ b/pkg/secret/secret_test.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"path"
 	"testing"
 
-	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/catalogue"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/config"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/recipe"
 	"coopcloud.tech/abra/pkg/upstream/stack"
@@ -13,10 +12,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestReadSecretsConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	if err := catalogue.EnsureCatalogue(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
 	offline := true
 	recipe, err := recipe.Get("matrix-synapse", offline)
 	if err != nil {