diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
index 88b697a..04f1aae 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/aql/TestsUtils.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks.common.exceptions.NotImplementedException;
-import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.client.IHyracksClientConnection;
 
 public class TestsUtils {
 
@@ -38,8 +37,8 @@
         return path.delete();
     }
 
-    public static void runScriptAndCompareWithResult(IHyracksClientConnection hcc, File scriptFile, PrintWriter print,
-            File expectedFile, File actualFile) throws Exception {
+    public static void runScriptAndCompareWithResult(File scriptFile, PrintWriter print, File expectedFile,
+            File actualFile) throws Exception {
         BufferedReader readerExpected = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(new FileInputStream(expectedFile),
                 "UTF-8"));
         BufferedReader readerActual = new BufferedReader(
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
index 7ab39f4..56259fa 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/metadata/MetadataTest.java
@@ -270,9 +270,8 @@
 
                                 TestsUtils.writeResultsToFile(actualFile, result);
 
-                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(
-                                        AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.getHyracksClientConnection(), testFile,
-                                        new PrintWriter(System.err), expectedResultFile, actualFile);
+                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(testFile, new PrintWriter(System.err),
+                                        expectedResultFile, actualFile);
                             }
                             queryCount++;
                             break;
diff --git a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java
index 974eb94..0dbf6d4 100644
--- a/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java
+++ b/asterix-app/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/test/runtime/ExecutionTest.java
@@ -265,9 +265,8 @@
 
                                 TestsUtils.writeResultsToFile(actualFile, result);
 
-                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(
-                                        AsterixHyracksIntegrationUtil.getHyracksClientConnection(), testFile,
-                                        new PrintWriter(System.err), expectedResultFile, actualFile);
+                                TestsUtils.runScriptAndCompareWithResult(testFile, new PrintWriter(System.err),
+                                        expectedResultFile, actualFile);
                             }
                             queryCount++;
                             break;