diff --git a/components/esp_wifi/test/test_wifi.c b/components/esp_wifi/test/test_wifi.c
index b1fe7cf509..8239a62434 100644
--- a/components/esp_wifi/test/test_wifi.c
+++ b/components/esp_wifi/test/test_wifi.c
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 #define GOT_IP_EVENT        0x00000001
 #define DISCONNECT_EVENT    0x00000002
 #define STA_CONNECTED_EVENT    0x00000004
-#define SCAN_DONE_EVENT    0x00000008
 
 #define EVENT_HANDLER_FLAG_DO_NOT_AUTO_RECONNECT 0x00000001
 
@@ -67,13 +66,6 @@ static void wifi_event_handler(void* arg, esp_event_base_t event_base,
             }
             break;
 
-        case WIFI_EVENT_SCAN_DONE:
-            ESP_LOGI(TAG, "WIFI_EVENT_STA_SCAN DONE");
-            if (wifi_events) {
-                xEventGroupSetBits(wifi_events, SCAN_DONE_EVENT);
-            }
-            break;
-
         case WIFI_EVENT_STA_DISCONNECTED:
             ESP_LOGI(TAG, "WIFI_EVENT_STA_DISCONNECTED");
             wifi_event_sta_disconnected_t *event = (wifi_event_sta_disconnected_t *)event_data;
@@ -381,32 +373,6 @@ TEST_CASE_MULTIPLE_DEVICES("test wifi retain connection for 60s", "[wifi][test_e
 
 // single core have issue as WIFIBUG-92
 #if !CONFIG_FREERTOS_UNICORE
-
-static void wifi_scan(void)
-{
-    uint16_t number = 0;
-    uint8_t *ssid = (uint8_t *)DEFAULT_SSID;
-    wifi_ap_record_t *ap_info;
-    wifi_scan_config_t scan_config;
-    memset(&scan_config, 0, sizeof(wifi_scan_config_t));
-    scan_config.ssid = ssid;
-    scan_config.scan_time.active.min = 120;
-    scan_config.scan_time.active.max = 120;
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_scan_start(&scan_config, true));
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_num(&number));
-    ap_info = (wifi_ap_record_t *)malloc(number * sizeof(wifi_ap_record_t));
-    TEST_ASSERT_NOT_NULL(ap_info);
-    memset(ap_info, 0, sizeof(wifi_ap_record_t));
-    TEST_ESP_OK(esp_wifi_scan_get_ap_records(&number, ap_info));
-    for (int i = 0; i < number; i++) {
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "SSID \t\t%s", ap_info[i].ssid);
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "RSSI \t\t%d", ap_info[i].rssi);
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Channel \t\t%d\n", ap_info[i].primary);
-        ESP_LOGI(TAG, "Mac \t\t"MACSTR, MAC2STR(ap_info[i].bssid));
-    }
-    free(ap_info);
-}
-
 static void wifi_connect(void)
 {
     EventBits_t bits;
@@ -425,16 +391,11 @@ static void wifi_connect(void)
 
 static void esp_wifi_connect_first_time(void)
 {
-    EventBits_t bits;
     test_case_uses_tcpip();
     start_wifi_as_sta();
     // make sure softap has started
     vTaskDelay(1000/portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
 
-    // call wifi_scan to set scan_time for internal scan in esp_wifi_connect
-    wifi_scan();
-    bits = xEventGroupWaitBits(wifi_events, SCAN_DONE_EVENT, pdTRUE, pdFALSE, 5000/portTICK_PERIOD_MS);
-    TEST_ASSERT(bits & SCAN_DONE_EVENT);
     wifi_config_t w_config;
     memset(&w_config, 0, sizeof(w_config));
     memcpy(w_config.sta.ssid, DEFAULT_SSID, strlen(DEFAULT_SSID));