diff --git a/controller/nucleus/initialise_test.go b/controller/nucleus/initialise_test.go
index b9cd0f98d0bbb7d3671a1896de275b52b3445c7e..e1ad1a28bf5d0f4ac3f8aeb03580db92ee9e55e7 100644
--- a/controller/nucleus/initialise_test.go
+++ b/controller/nucleus/initialise_test.go
@@ -2,11 +2,9 @@ package nucleus
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"io/fs"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	eventservice "code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gosdn/controller/eventService"
 	"code.fbi.h-da.de/danet/gosdn/controller/interfaces/networkelement"
@@ -188,7 +186,6 @@ func newPnd() (*pndImplementation, error) {
 	err := pluginService.Add(mockPlugin)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
-
 	}
 	deviceService := NewNetworkElementService(
 		deviceStore,
@@ -208,42 +205,42 @@ func newPnd() (*pndImplementation, error) {
 
 // removeTestGoStructs removes the plugins created during running the test in the current directory based on their name consisting of a uuid
 // and the time since they`ve been created.
-func removeTestGoStructs() {
-	currentDirectory := "./"
-	// pattern to match plugin uuid used as dir name
-	pattern := "*-*-*-*-*"
-	// max time passed since creation in seconds
-	var seconds int64 = 10
-
-	// get all available files
-	dirs, err := os.ReadDir(currentDirectory)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info(err)
-	}
-
-	for _, dir := range dirs {
-		if !dir.IsDir() {
-			continue
-		} else if found, _ := filepath.Match(pattern, dir.Name()); found && isDirYoungerThanSeconds(dir.Name(), seconds) {
-			log.Infof("removing: %v", dir.Name())
-			err = os.RemoveAll(dir.Name())
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Info(err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-}
+//func removeTestGoStructs() {
+//	currentDirectory := "./"
+//	// pattern to match plugin uuid used as dir name
+//	pattern := "*-*-*-*-*"
+//	// max time passed since creation in seconds
+//	var seconds int64 = 10
+//
+//	// get all available files
+//	dirs, err := os.ReadDir(currentDirectory)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		log.Info(err)
+//	}
+//
+//	for _, dir := range dirs {
+//		if !dir.IsDir() {
+//			continue
+//		} else if found, _ := filepath.Match(pattern, dir.Name()); found && isDirYoungerThanSeconds(dir.Name(), seconds) {
+//			log.Infof("removing: %v", dir.Name())
+//			err = os.RemoveAll(dir.Name())
+//			if err != nil {
+//				log.Info(err)
+//			}
+//		}
+//	}
+//}
 
 // isDirYoungerThanSeconds returns true if the provided dir is younger than the given amount in seconds
 // and therefore was created as part of the test suite.
-func isDirYoungerThanSeconds(dirName string, seconds int64) bool {
-	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(dirName)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Info(err)
-	}
-
-	return fs.FileInfo.ModTime(fileInfo).Unix() > (time.Now().Unix() - seconds)
-}
+//func isDirYoungerThanSeconds(dirName string, seconds int64) bool {
+//	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(dirName)
+//	if err != nil {
+//		log.Info(err)
+//	}
+//
+//	return fs.FileInfo.ModTime(fileInfo).Unix() > (time.Now().Unix() - seconds)
+//}
 
 func ensureStoreFileForTestsIsRemoved(storeName string) {
 	if err := store.EnsureFilesystemStorePathExists(storeName); err != nil {