diff --git a/tests/integration/devfile/cmd_dev_test.go b/tests/integration/devfile/cmd_dev_test.go
index 34b9165d63a..09ce0517e82 100644
--- a/tests/integration/devfile/cmd_dev_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/devfile/cmd_dev_test.go
@@ -1402,23 +1402,6 @@ var _ = Describe("odo dev command tests", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	When("running odo dev and build command throws an error", func() {
-		var stderr string
-		BeforeEach(func() {
-			helper.CopyExampleDevFile(filepath.Join("source", "devfiles", "nodejs", "devfile.yaml"), filepath.Join(commonVar.Context, "devfile.yaml"))
-			helper.ReplaceString(filepath.Join(commonVar.Context, "devfile.yaml"), "npm install", "npm install-does-not-exist")
-			stderr = helper.Cmd("odo", "dev", "--random-ports").ShouldFail().Err()
-		})
-
-		It("should error out with some log", func() {
-			helper.MatchAllInOutput(stderr, []string{
-				"unable to exec command",
-				"Usage: npm <command>",
-				"Did you mean one of these?",
-			})
-		})
-	})
-
 	When("Create and dev java-springboot component", func() {
 		devfileCmpName := "java-spring-boot"
 		var session helper.DevSession