diff --git a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_nova_manage.py b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_nova_manage.py
index dae0cf8..c27b12e 100644
--- a/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_nova_manage.py
+++ b/tempest/cli/simple_read_only/test_nova_manage.py
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@
     def test_flavor_list(self):
         self.assertNotEqual("", self.nova_manage('flavor list'))
 
-    def test_db_archive_deleted_rows(self):
-        # make sure command doesn't error out
-        self.nova_manage('db archive_deleted_rows 50')
-
     def test_db_sync(self):
         # make sure command doesn't error out
         self.nova_manage('db sync')