diff --git a/tests/net/arp/src/main.c b/tests/net/arp/src/main.c
index ee9802dbb7c..a4dbf789025 100644
--- a/tests/net/arp/src/main.c
+++ b/tests/net/arp/src/main.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ int net_arp_dev_init(struct device *dev)
 {
 	struct net_arp_context *net_arp_context = dev->driver_data;
 
-	dev->driver_api = NULL;
 	net_arp_context = net_arp_context;
 
 	return 0;