diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt
index c4cd1eb0bb619ff5f9bfcfc2e2ce34e9f9a12408..02f125c4d5d7844a8cc280a71e1c2ed20a561b56 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ set( SOURCE_FILES
 )
 
 set( TEST_FILES
-  test/unitTests/BackgroundRgbProviderTest.h
   test/unitTests/ColorMapManagerTest.h
 )
 
diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/test/unitTests/BackgroundRgbProviderTest.h b/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/test/unitTests/BackgroundRgbProviderTest.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 1bd3cc1bca89acb4a2277f6c047b0ab45d686cd6..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/Code/Mantid/Vates/VatesSimpleGui/ViewWidgets/test/unitTests/BackgroundRgbProviderTest.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef BACKGROUND_RGB_PROVIDER_TEST_H_
-#define BACKGROUND_RGB_PROVIDER_TEST_H_
-
-#include "MantidVatesSimpleGuiViewWidgets/BackgroundRgbProvider.h"
-#include <cxxtest/TestSuite.h>
-
-
-using namespace Mantid::Vates::SimpleGui;
-
-class BackgroundRgbProviderTest : public CxxTest::TestSuite
-{
-  public:
-    // As config service is not setup, the backgroundRgbProvider should return the default value
-    void testGetTheDefaultValue()
-    {
-      // Arrange
-      BackgroundRgbProvider backgroundRgbProvider;
-
-      // Act
-      std::vector<double> colors = backgroundRgbProvider.getRgb();
-
-      // Assert
-      TSM_ASSERT("Should have three default entries for r, g and b", colors.size()==3);
-      TSM_ASSERT("Should have the default value of r", colors[0] == 84.0/255.0);
-      TSM_ASSERT("Should have the default value of g", colors[1] == 89.0/255.0);
-      TSM_ASSERT("Should have the default value of b", colors[2] == 109.0/255.0);
-    }
-};
-#endif
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