diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
index 5b23c5c353..84afa0a729 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/utilities/TestConfiguration.ts
@@ -570,10 +570,6 @@ class TestConfiguration {
     if (!config.sourceId) {
       config.sourceId = INTERNAL_TABLE_SOURCE_ID
     }
-    if (this.datasource?._id) {
-      config.sourceId = this.datasource._id
-      config.sourceType = TableSourceType.EXTERNAL
-    }
     return this.updateTable(config, options)
   }