diff --git a/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/common/SmokeTestBase.java b/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/common/SmokeTestBase.java
index ef8ef63034..2bdaecfe4f 100644
--- a/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/common/SmokeTestBase.java
+++ b/tests/smoke-tests/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/tests/smoke/common/SmokeTestBase.java
@@ -30,9 +30,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.management.ActiveMQServerControl;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.core.management.ObjectNameBuilder;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.api.jms.ActiveMQJMSClient;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.cli.commands.Stop;
-import org.apache.activemq.artemis.jms.client.ActiveMQConnectionFactory;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.tests.util.ActiveMQTestBase;
 import org.apache.activemq.artemis.util.ServerUtil;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -158,24 +156,6 @@ public class SmokeTestBase extends ActiveMQTestBase {
       recreateDirectory(homeInstance + "/log");
    }
 
-
-   public boolean waitForServerToStart(String uri, String username, String password, long timeout) throws InterruptedException {
-      long realTimeout = System.currentTimeMillis() + timeout;
-      while (System.currentTimeMillis() < realTimeout) {
-         try (ActiveMQConnectionFactory cf = ActiveMQJMSClient.createConnectionFactory(uri, null)) {
-            cf.createConnection(username, password).close();
-            System.out.println("server " + uri + " started");
-         } catch (Exception e) {
-            System.out.println("awaiting server " + uri + " start at ");
-            Thread.sleep(500);
-            continue;
-         }
-         return true;
-      }
-
-      return false;
-   }
-
    protected void checkLogRecord(File logFile, boolean exist, String... values) throws Exception {
       Assert.assertTrue(logFile.exists());
       boolean hasRecord = false;