diff --git a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/tags/GetTagsTests.java b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/tags/GetTagsTests.java
index dc0dbdaef2..fc57d3ce08 100644
--- a/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/tags/GetTagsTests.java
+++ b/packaging/tests/tas-restapi/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/tags/GetTagsTests.java
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import org.alfresco.utility.model.TestGroup;
 import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.ExecutionType;
 import org.alfresco.utility.testrail.annotation.TestRail;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
-import org.testng.annotations.BeforeClass;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 @Test(groups = {TestGroup.REQUIRE_SOLR})
@@ -25,12 +24,6 @@ public class GetTagsTests extends TagsDataPrep
     private static final String FIELD_TAG = "tag";
     private static final String FIELD_COUNT = "count";
 
-    @BeforeClass (alwaysRun = true)
-    public void dataPreparation() throws Exception
-    {
-        init();
-    }
-
     @TestRail(section = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.TAGS }, executionType = ExecutionType.SANITY, description = "Verify user with Manager role gets tags using REST API and status code is OK (200)")
     @Test(groups = { TestGroup.REST_API, TestGroup.TAGS, TestGroup.SANITY })
     public void getTagsWithManagerRole()