diff --git a/k8sutils/statefulset_test.go b/k8sutils/statefulset_test.go
index 536426727..b8cdab00c 100644
--- a/k8sutils/statefulset_test.go
+++ b/k8sutils/statefulset_test.go
@@ -296,7 +296,6 @@ func TestUpdateStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 		updatedStsSpec  appsv1.StatefulSetSpec
 		recreateSts     bool
 		stsPresent      bool
-		errorExpected   bool
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "Update StatefulSet without recreate in existing Statefulset",
@@ -306,9 +305,8 @@ func TestUpdateStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 			updatedStsSpec: appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{
 				Replicas: ptrInt32(5),
 			},
-			recreateSts:   false,
-			stsPresent:    true,
-			errorExpected: false,
+			recreateSts: false,
+			stsPresent:  true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Update StatefulSet with recreate in existing Statefulset",
@@ -318,9 +316,8 @@ func TestUpdateStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 			updatedStsSpec: appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{
 				Replicas: ptrInt32(4),
 			},
-			recreateSts:   true,
-			stsPresent:    true,
-			errorExpected: false,
+			recreateSts: true,
+			stsPresent:  true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Update StatefulSet without recreate StatefulSet is not present",
@@ -330,9 +327,8 @@ func TestUpdateStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 			updatedStsSpec: appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{
 				Replicas: ptrInt32(4),
 			},
-			recreateSts:   false,
-			stsPresent:    false,
-			errorExpected: false,
+			recreateSts: false,
+			stsPresent:  false,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "Update StatefulSet without recreate StatefulSet",
@@ -354,9 +350,8 @@ func TestUpdateStatefulSet(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 			},
-			recreateSts:   false,
-			stsPresent:    true,
-			errorExpected: false,
+			recreateSts: false,
+			stsPresent:  true,
 		},
 	}