diff --git a/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/container/tests/TopologyQueryTests.java b/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/container/tests/TopologyQueryTests.java
index 222aeb700..01d84e141 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/container/tests/TopologyQueryTests.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/container/tests/TopologyQueryTests.java
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@
     TestEnvironmentFeatures.RUN_AUTOSCALING_TESTS_ONLY})
 public class TopologyQueryTests {
   private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(TopologyQueryTests.class.getName());
-  private final AuroraTestUtility util = new AuroraTestUtility();
   private String query = null;
 
   @TestTemplate
@@ -175,15 +174,6 @@ public void testAuroraTimestamp(TestDriver testDriver) throws SQLException, Pars
       props.setProperty("permitMysqlScheme", "1");
     }
 
-    String dbInstanceIdentifier = TestEnvironment.getCurrent().getInfo()
-        .getDatabaseInfo()
-        .getInstances()
-        .get(0)
-        .getInstanceId();
-    // Update the cluster to force timestamp to appear
-//     assertDoesNotThrow(() -> util.updateInstanceCertificateIdentifier(
-//         dbInstanceIdentifier, "rds-ca-rsa4096-g1"));
-
     SimpleDateFormat format;
     if (TestEnvironment.getCurrent().getCurrentDriver() == TestDriver.PG) {
       AuroraPgDialect dialect = new AuroraPgDialect();
diff --git a/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/util/AuroraTestUtility.java b/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/util/AuroraTestUtility.java
index 770bbed53..58668b9d4 100644
--- a/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/util/AuroraTestUtility.java
+++ b/wrapper/src/test/java/integration/util/AuroraTestUtility.java
@@ -957,21 +957,4 @@ public String getLTSVersion(String engine) {
     }
     throw new RuntimeException("Failed to find LTS version");
   }
-
-  public void updateInstanceCertificateIdentifier(
-      String dbInstanceIdentifier, String certificateIdentifier) {
-    try {
-      ModifyDbInstanceRequest modifyDbInstanceRequest = ModifyDbInstanceRequest.builder()
-          .dbInstanceIdentifier(dbInstanceIdentifier)
-          .publiclyAccessible(true)
-          .applyImmediately(true)
-          .caCertificateIdentifier(certificateIdentifier)
-          .build();
-      rdsClient.modifyDBInstance(modifyDbInstanceRequest);
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      LOGGER.finest("Error updating certificate identifier on "
-          + dbInstanceIdentifier + ": " + e.getMessage());
-      throw e;
-    }
-  }
 }