diff --git a/networking/eth2/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/eth2/rpc/core/Eth2OutgoingRequestHandlerTest.java b/networking/eth2/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/eth2/rpc/core/Eth2OutgoingRequestHandlerTest.java
index bf9121ce4b7..7494910243c 100644
--- a/networking/eth2/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/eth2/rpc/core/Eth2OutgoingRequestHandlerTest.java
+++ b/networking/eth2/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/teku/networking/eth2/rpc/core/Eth2OutgoingRequestHandlerTest.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.never;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
@@ -321,11 +320,6 @@ private void sendInitialPayload() {
     reqHandler.handleInitialPayloadSent(rpcStream);
   }
 
-  private void deliverInitialBytes() throws IOException {
-    final Bytes firstByte = chunks.get(0).slice(0, 1);
-    deliverBytes(firstByte);
-  }
-
   private Bytes chunkBytes(final int chunk) {
     final SignedBeaconBlock block = dataStructureUtil.randomSignedBeaconBlock(chunk);
     return responseEncoder.encodeSuccessfulResponse(block);