diff --git a/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/DeviceCommunicationServiceTestCase.java b/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/DeviceCommunicationServiceTestCase.java
index ebd87b2ff..b066b54c2 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/DeviceCommunicationServiceTestCase.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/DeviceCommunicationServiceTestCase.java
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ public class DeviceCommunicationServiceTestCase extends TestBase {
 
     @Test
     public void ensureConnected() {
-        mDeviceService.start();
         // connection goes synchronously here
         mDeviceService.forDevice(getDevice()).connect();
         Mockito.verify(mockSupport, Mockito.times(1)).connect();
diff --git a/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/TestDeviceService.java b/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/TestDeviceService.java
index eb643bf10..bd4818f33 100644
--- a/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/TestDeviceService.java
+++ b/app/src/test/java/nodomain/freeyourgadget/gadgetbridge/service/TestDeviceService.java
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ class TestDeviceService extends GBDeviceService {
         super.invokeService(intent);
     }
 
-    @Override
-    public void start() {
-        super.start();
-    }
-
     @Override
     protected void stopService(Intent intent) {
         super.stopService(intent);