diff --git a/tests/automatic/consumer/consumer_api_python/consumer_api.py b/tests/automatic/consumer/consumer_api_python/consumer_api.py
index e15030262a6599d559e00e276d660a85f2cf8449..54baf5d799b45790d3ca803aeaa3f78927c29ed6 100644
--- a/tests/automatic/consumer/consumer_api_python/consumer_api.py
+++ b/tests/automatic/consumer/consumer_api_python/consumer_api.py
@@ -118,14 +118,6 @@ def check_single(consumer, group_id):
     assert_metaname(meta, "5", "get next6")
     assert_usermetadata(meta, "get next6")
 
-    try:
-        consumer.get_next("_wrong_group_name", meta_only=True)
-    except asapo_consumer.AsapoWrongInputError as err:
-        print(err)
-        pass
-    else:
-        exit_on_noerr("should give wrong input error")
-
     try:
         consumer.get_last(meta_only=False)
     except asapo_consumer.AsapoLocalIOError as err: