diff --git a/instrumentation/rails/test/instrumentation/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rails/instrumentation_test.rb b/instrumentation/rails/test/instrumentation/opentelemetry/instrumentation/rails/instrumentation_test.rb
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-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-# Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
-#
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-require 'test_helper'
-
-describe OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rails::Instrumentation do
-  it 'adds the rack tracing middleware' do
-    _(DEFAULT_RAILS_APP.config.middleware).must_include OpenTelemetry::Instrumentation::Rack::Middlewares::TracerMiddleware
-  end
-end