diff --git a/bin/tests/system/runtime/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/runtime/tests.sh
index ddba6390e9..50355e6912 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/runtime/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/runtime/tests.sh
@@ -228,8 +228,6 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
     TEMP_NAMED_DIR=$(mktemp -d "$(pwd)/ns2/tmp.XXXXXXXX")
     if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
 	copy_setports ns2/named-alt9.conf.in "${TEMP_NAMED_DIR}/named-alt9.conf"
-	export SOFTHSM2_CONF="${TEMP_NAMED_DIR}/softhsm2.conf"
-	sh "$TOP_SRCDIR/bin/tests/prepare-softhsm2.sh"
 	chown -R nobody: "${TEMP_NAMED_DIR}"
 	chmod 0700 "${TEMP_NAMED_DIR}"
 	testpid=$(run_named "${TEMP_NAMED_DIR}" "${TEMP_NAMED_DIR}/named$n.run" -u nobody -c named-alt9.conf)