diff --git a/tests/test_populate_catalog.py b/tests/test_populate_catalog.py
index c964b6e62a..919387451f 100644
--- a/tests/test_populate_catalog.py
+++ b/tests/test_populate_catalog.py
@@ -78,13 +78,11 @@ def should_create_new_root_catalog_if_doesnt_exist(subtests: SubTests, s3_client
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset.title}/{catalog_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -92,13 +90,11 @@ def should_create_new_root_catalog_if_doesnt_exist(subtests: SubTests, s3_client
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_PARENT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -228,13 +224,11 @@ def should_update_root_catalog_with_new_version_catalog(subtests: SubTests) -> N
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset.title}/{catalog_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -242,19 +236,16 @@ def should_update_root_catalog_with_new_version_catalog(subtests: SubTests) -> N
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{collection_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_PARENT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -353,13 +344,11 @@ def should_update_root_catalog_with_new_version_collection(subtests: SubTests) -
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset.title}/{collection_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -367,7 +356,6 @@ def should_update_root_catalog_with_new_version_collection(subtests: SubTests) -
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
@@ -378,7 +366,6 @@ def should_update_root_catalog_with_new_version_collection(subtests: SubTests) -
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_PARENT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -386,13 +373,11 @@ def should_update_root_catalog_with_new_version_collection(subtests: SubTests) -
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_PARENT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{collection_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -475,13 +460,11 @@ def should_not_add_duplicate_child_link_to_root(subtests: SubTests) -> None:
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset.title}/{catalog_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -489,13 +472,11 @@ def should_not_add_duplicate_child_link_to_root(subtests: SubTests) -> None:
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_PARENT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"../{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]
@@ -602,25 +583,21 @@ def should_add_link_to_root_catalog_in_series(
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_ROOT,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{CATALOG_FILENAME}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: ROOT_CATALOG_TITLE,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset_one.title}/{catalog_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset_one.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset_two.title}/{catalog_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset_two.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
             {
                 STAC_REL_KEY: STAC_REL_CHILD,
                 STAC_HREF_KEY: f"./{dataset_three.title}/{catalog_filename}",
-                STAC_TITLE_KEY: dataset_three.title,
                 STAC_TYPE_KEY: STAC_MEDIA_TYPE_JSON,
             },
         ]