diff --git a/smoke-test/tests/domains/domains_test.py b/smoke-test/tests/domains/domains_test.py
index b1eb68ac30..11b41cb424 100644
--- a/smoke-test/tests/domains/domains_test.py
+++ b/smoke-test/tests/domains/domains_test.py
@@ -5,18 +5,6 @@ from tests.utils import GMS_ENDPOINT
 from tests.utils import ingest_file_via_rest
 from tests.utils import delete_urns_from_file
 
-from typing import List
-
-import datahub.emitter.mce_builder as builder
-from datahub.emitter.mcp import MetadataChangeProposalWrapper
-from datahub.emitter.rest_emitter import DatahubRestEmitter
-from datahub.metadata.com.linkedin.pegasus2avro.dataset import (
-    DatasetLineageTypeClass,
-    UpstreamClass,
-    UpstreamLineage,
-)
-from datahub.metadata.schema_classes import ChangeTypeClass
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=False)
 def ingest_cleanup_data(request):
     print("ingesting domains test data")
@@ -33,39 +21,6 @@ def test_healthchecks(wait_for_healthchecks):
 @pytest.mark.dependency(depends=["test_healthchecks"])
 def test_create_list_get_domain(frontend_session):
 
-    # Construct upstream tables.
-    upstream_tables: List[UpstreamClass] = []
-    upstream_table_1 = UpstreamClass(
-        dataset=builder.make_dataset_urn("bigquery", "upstream_table_1", "PROD"),
-        type=DatasetLineageTypeClass.TRANSFORMED,
-    )
-    upstream_tables.append(upstream_table_1)
-    upstream_table_2 = UpstreamClass(
-        dataset=builder.make_dataset_urn("bigquery", "upstream_table_2", "PROD"),
-        type=DatasetLineageTypeClass.TRANSFORMED,
-    )
-    upstream_tables.append(upstream_table_2)
-
-    # Construct a lineage object.
-    upstream_lineage = UpstreamLineage(upstreams=upstream_tables)
-
-    # Construct a MetadataChangeProposalWrapper object.
-    lineage_mcp = MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
-        entityType="dataset",
-        changeType=ChangeTypeClass.UPSERT,
-        entityUrn=builder.make_dataset_urn("bigquery", "downstream"),
-        aspectName="upstreamLineage",
-        aspect=upstream_lineage,
-        systemMetadata=
-    )
-
-    # Create an emitter to the GMS REST API.
-    emitter = DatahubRestEmitter("http://localhost:8080")
-
-    # Emit metadata!
-    emitter.emit_mcp(lineage_mcp)
-
-
     # Get count of existing secrets
     list_domains_json = {
         "query": """query listDomains($input: ListDomainsInput!) {\n