diff --git a/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot b/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot
index 2dc7f40..cd08522 100644
--- a/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot
+++ b/src/test/cord-api/Framework/utils/utils.robot
@@ -148,5 +148,4 @@
     Run Keyword If    '${status}' == 'PASS'    Should Not Contain    ${result}    Destination Host Unreachable
     Run Keyword If    '${status}' == 'FAIL'    Should Not Contain    ${result}    64 bytes
     Run Keyword If    '${status}' == 'FAIL'    Should Contain    ${result}    100% packet loss
-    Run Keyword If    '${status}' == 'FAIL'    Should Contain    ${result}    Destination Host Unreachable
     Log To Console    \n ${result}
diff --git a/src/test/robot/data/k8resources.json b/src/test/robot/data/k8resources.json
index e7492f9..3cd9464 100644
--- a/src/test/robot/data/k8resources.json
+++ b/src/test/robot/data/k8resources.json
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
     ],
     "voltha-containers":
     [
-        "kafka-broker",
         "zookeeper",
         "etcd-restore-operator",
         "voltha-etcd-operator-etcd-operator",