diff --git a/tests/circomkit.test.ts b/tests/circomkit.test.ts
index eb27ca4..8e4da53 100644
--- a/tests/circomkit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/circomkit.test.ts
@@ -32,19 +32,6 @@ forEach(PROTOCOLS).describe('protocol: %s', (protocol: (typeof PROTOCOLS)[number
     expect(existsSync(`${outPath}/${CIRCUIT_NAME}_cpp`)).to.be.false;
   });
 
-  it('should compile circuit and generate the c witness calculator files', async () => {
-    const circomKitCWitness = new Circomkit({
-      protocol,
-      verbose: false,
-      logLevel: 'silent',
-      cWitness: true,
-    });
-    const outPath = await circomKitCWitness.compile(CIRCUIT_NAME);
-    expect(existsSync(`${outPath}/${CIRCUIT_NAME}_cpp`)).to.be.true;
-    // remove it to prevent the next proof system run to fail
-    rmSync(`${outPath}/${CIRCUIT_NAME}_cpp`, {recursive: true});
-  });
-
   it('should export circuit information', async () => {
     await circomkit.info(CIRCUIT_NAME);
   });
diff --git a/tests/configs.test.ts b/tests/configs.test.ts
index 8d551fb..fd55011 100644
--- a/tests/configs.test.ts
+++ b/tests/configs.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {expect} from 'chai';
 import {Circomkit} from '../src';
 import forEach from 'mocha-each';
-import {existsSync} from 'fs';
+import {existsSync, rmSync} from 'fs';
 
 describe('circomkit config overrides', () => {
   it('should override default configs', () => {
@@ -128,5 +128,7 @@ describe('generating C witness', () => {
     const circomKitCWitness = new Circomkit({...CONFIG, cWitness: true});
     const outPath = await circomKitCWitness.compile(CIRCUIT_NAME);
     expect(existsSync(`${outPath}/${CIRCUIT_NAME}_cpp`)).to.be.true;
+
+    rmSync(`${outPath}/${CIRCUIT_NAME}_cpp`, {recursive: true});
   });
 });