diff --git a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/SameAuthParamsLookupAutoClusterFailoverTest.java b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/SameAuthParamsLookupAutoClusterFailoverTest.java
index a82ec4e803d92..128be102f5836 100644
--- a/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/SameAuthParamsLookupAutoClusterFailoverTest.java
+++ b/pulsar-broker/src/test/java/org/apache/pulsar/broker/SameAuthParamsLookupAutoClusterFailoverTest.java
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ public void testAutoClusterFailover(boolean enabledTls) throws Exception {
                 .tlsTrustCertsFilePath(CA_CERT_FILE_PATH);
         }
         final PulsarClient client = clientBuilder.build();
-        failover.initialize(client);
         final EventLoopGroup executor = WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(failover, "executor");
         final PulsarServiceState[] stateArray =
                 WhiteboxImpl.getInternalState(failover, "pulsarServiceStateArray");