diff --git a/tests/test_httpd_template.py b/tests/test_httpd_template.py
index 93d50338..a699ee80 100644
--- a/tests/test_httpd_template.py
+++ b/tests/test_httpd_template.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@
 test_dir = Path(os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__)))
 
 VERSION=os.getenv("SINGLE_VERSION")
-if not VERSION:
-    VERSION="2.4-el8"
 
 class TestHTTPDExTemplate:
 
@@ -31,20 +29,7 @@ def test_httpd_ex_template_inside_cluster(self):
             template=template_json, name_in_template="httpd-example", expected_output="Welcome to your static httpd",
             openshift_args=["SOURCE_REPOSITORY_REF=master", f"HTTPD_VERSION={VERSION}", "NAME=httpd-example"]
         )
-        assert self.oc_api.template_deployed(name_in_template="httpd-example")
+        assert self.oc_api.is_template_deployed(name_in_template="httpd-example")
         assert self.oc_api.check_response_inside_cluster(
             name_in_template="httpd-example", expected_output="Welcome to your static httpd"
         )
-
-    def test_httpd_ex_template_by_request(self):
-        template_json = self.oc_api.get_raw_url_for_json(
-            container="httpd-ex", dir="openshift/templates", filename="httpd.json"
-        )
-        assert self.oc_api.deploy_template(
-            template=template_json, name_in_template="httpd-example", expected_output="Welcome to your static httpd",
-            openshift_args=["SOURCE_REPOSITORY_REF=master", f"HTTPD_VERSION={VERSION}", "NAME=httpd-example"]
-        )
-        assert self.oc_api.template_deployed(name_in_template="httpd-example")
-        assert self.oc_api.check_response_outside_cluster(
-            name_in_template="httpd-example", expected_output="Welcome to your static httpd"
-        )