diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/cli/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/cli/CertGenUtilsTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/cli/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/cli/CertGenUtilsTests.java
index 7c9e69ad097b0..a29d2e3f3cc02 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/cli/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/cli/CertGenUtilsTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/cli/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/cli/CertGenUtilsTests.java
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.notNullValue;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for cert utils
@@ -87,17 +83,4 @@ private boolean isResolvable(InetAddress inetAddress) {
         return hostname.equals(inetAddress.getHostAddress()) == false;
     }
 
-    public void testIsAnyLocalAddress() throws Exception {
-        InetAddress address = mock(InetAddress.class);
-        when(address.isAnyLocalAddress()).thenReturn(true);
-
-        GeneralNames generalNames = CertGenUtils.getSubjectAlternativeNames(randomBoolean(), Collections.singleton(address));
-        assertThat(generalNames, notNullValue());
-        GeneralName[] generalNameArray = generalNames.getNames();
-        assertThat(generalNameArray, notNullValue());
-
-        verify(address).isAnyLocalAddress();
-        verifyNoMoreInteractions(address);
-    }
-
 }