diff --git a/test/vhost/other/invalid.config b/test/vhost/other/invalid.config
deleted file mode 100644
index 58b703068..000000000
--- a/test/vhost/other/invalid.config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-# SPDK vhost configuration file
-#
-# Please write all parameters using ASCII.
-# The parameter must be quoted if it includes whitespace.
-
-# Configuration syntax:
-# Leading whitespace is ignored.
-# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
-# Lines ending with '\' are concatenated with the next line.
-# Bracketed ([]) names define sections
-
-[Global]
-  # Instance ID for multi-process support
-  # Default: 0
-  #InstanceID 0
-
-[Null]
-  Dev null0 512 513
diff --git a/test/vhost/other/negative.sh b/test/vhost/other/negative.sh
index 81461c26f..ab7fa9d14 100755
--- a/test/vhost/other/negative.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/other/negative.sh
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ if "${VHOST_APP[@]}" -c /path/to/non_existing_file/conf -f "$VHOST_DIR/vhost/vho
 fi
 rm -f $VHOST_DIR/vhost/vhost.pid
 
-# Testing vhost start with invalid config. Vhost will exit with error as bdev module init failed
-if "${VHOST_APP[@]}" -c $testdir/invalid.config; then
-	fail "vhost started when specifying invalid config file"
-fi
-
 # Expecting vhost to fail if an incorrect argument is given
 if "${VHOST_APP[@]}" -x -h; then
 	fail "vhost started with invalid -x command line option"