diff --git a/scico/test/test_solver.py b/scico/test/test_solver.py
index c14c5e977..68d670c41 100644
--- a/scico/test/test_solver.py
+++ b/scico/test/test_solver.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import numpy as np
 
-import jax
 from jax.scipy.linalg import block_diag
 
 import pytest
@@ -225,24 +224,6 @@ def f(x):
     assert out.x.shape == x.shape
     np.testing.assert_allclose(out.x.ravel(), expected, rtol=5e-4)
 
-    # check if minimize returns the object to the proper device
-    devices = jax.devices()
-
-    # for default device
-    x0 = jax.device_put(snp.zeros_like(x), devices[0])
-    out = solver.minimize(f, x0=x0, method=method)
-    assert out.x.device() == devices[0]
-    assert out.x.shape == x0.shape
-    np.testing.assert_allclose(out.x.ravel(), expected, rtol=5e-4)
-
-    # if more than one device is present
-    if len(devices) > 1:
-        x0 = jax.device_put(snp.zeros_like(x), devices[1])
-        out = solver.minimize(f, x0=x0, method=method)
-        assert out.x.device() == devices[1]
-        assert out.x.shape == x0.shape
-        np.testing.assert_allclose(out.x.ravel(), expected, rtol=5e-4)
-
 
 def test_split_join_array():
     x, key = random.randn((4, 4), dtype=np.complex64)