diff --git a/tests/unit/test_layer.py b/tests/unit/test_layer.py
index 241e3e50cb801a479023ab47b923cced3aed624a..da85c10a3e8a2cd84cd3d831cf825cd7c143cf12 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_layer.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_layer.py
@@ -288,9 +288,6 @@ class TestRouteLayer:
         except ValueError:
             assert True
 
-        # delete index
-        pineconeindex.delete_index()
-
         assert query_result in ["Route 1"]
 
     def test_namespace_pinecone_index(self, openai_encoder, routes, index_cls):
@@ -307,9 +304,6 @@ class TestRouteLayer:
         except ValueError:
             assert True
 
-        # delete index
-        pineconeindex.delete_index()
-
         assert query_result in ["Route 1"]
 
     def test_query_with_no_index(self, openai_encoder, index_cls):