diff --git a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/controller/v1/SchoolControllerTest.java b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/controller/v1/SchoolControllerTest.java
index f258c700..1915d1ff 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/controller/v1/SchoolControllerTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/controller/v1/SchoolControllerTest.java
@@ -553,34 +553,6 @@ void testCreateSchool_GivenValidPayload_ShouldReturnStatusOK() throws Exception
       .andExpect(MockMvcResultMatchers.jsonPath("$.displayNameNoSpecialChars").value(mappedSchool.getDisplayNameNoSpecialChars()));
   }
 
-  @Test
-  void testCreateSchoolWithSchoolNumberConflict_GivenValidPayload_ShouldReturnStatusCONFLICT() throws Exception {
-    final DistrictTombstoneEntity dist = this.districtTombstoneRepository.save(this.createDistrictData());
-    var existingSchoolEntity = this.createNewSchoolData("99000", "PUBLIC", "DISTONLINE");
-    existingSchoolEntity.setDistrictEntity(dist);
-    schoolRepository.save(existingSchoolEntity);
-
-    var schoolEntity = this.createNewSchoolData("99000", "PUBLIC", "DISTONLINE");
-    SchoolMapper map = SchoolMapper.mapper;
-
-    School mappedSchool = map.toStructure(schoolEntity);
-
-    mappedSchool.setDistrictId(dist.getDistrictId().toString());
-    mappedSchool.setCreateDate(null);
-    mappedSchool.setUpdateDate(null);
-    mappedSchool.setGrades(List.of(createSchoolGrade()));
-    mappedSchool.setNeighborhoodLearning(List.of(createNeighborhoodLearning()));
-    mappedSchool.setAddresses(List.of(createSchoolAddress()));
-
-    this.mockMvc.perform(post(URL.BASE_URL_SCHOOL)
-                    .contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-                    .accept(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
-                    .content(asJsonString(mappedSchool))
-                    .with(jwt().jwt((jwt) -> jwt.claim("scope", "WRITE_SCHOOL"))))
-            .andDo(print())
-            .andExpect(status().isConflict());
-  }
-
   @Test
   void testCreateSchool_GivenInvalidPayload_ShouldReturnStatusBadRequest() throws Exception {
     final var school = this.createSchoolData();
diff --git a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/service/EventHandlerServiceTest.java b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/service/EventHandlerServiceTest.java
index 9e9f2e91..f54058c1 100644
--- a/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/service/EventHandlerServiceTest.java
+++ b/api/src/test/java/ca/bc/gov/educ/api/institute/service/EventHandlerServiceTest.java
@@ -246,35 +246,6 @@ public void testHandleEvent_givenEventTypeCREATE_SCHOOL_WITH_EXISTING_SCHOOL_NUM
     assertThat(schoolCreatedEvent.get().getEventStatus()).isEqualTo(MESSAGE_PUBLISHED.toString());
     assertThat(schoolCreatedEvent.get().getEventOutcome()).isEqualTo(SCHOOL_CREATED.toString());
   }
-
-  @Test(expected = ConflictFoundException.class)
-  public void testHandleEvent_givenEventTypeCREATE_SCHOOL_WITH_CONFLICTING_SCHOOL_NUMBER__DoesExistAndSynchronousNatsMessage_shouldThrowError() throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
-    final DistrictTombstoneEntity dist = this.districtTombstoneRepository.save(this.createDistrictData());
-    var existingSchoolEntity = this.createNewSchoolData("99000", "PUBLIC", "DISTONLINE");
-    existingSchoolEntity.setDistrictEntity(dist);
-    schoolRepository.save(existingSchoolEntity);
-
-    var schoolEntity = this.createNewSchoolData("99000", "PUBLIC", "DISTONLINE");
-
-    SchoolMapper map = SchoolMapper.mapper;
-
-    School mappedSchool = map.toStructure(schoolEntity);
-
-    mappedSchool.setDistrictId(dist.getDistrictId().toString());
-    mappedSchool.setCreateDate(null);
-    mappedSchool.setUpdateDate(null);
-    mappedSchool.setGrades(List.of(createSchoolGrade()));
-    mappedSchool.setNeighborhoodLearning(List.of(createNeighborhoodLearning()));
-    mappedSchool.setAddresses(List.of(createSchoolAddress()));
-
-    ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper();
-    objectMapper.registerModule(new JavaTimeModule()).configure(SerializationFeature.WRITE_DATES_AS_TIMESTAMPS, false);
-
-    var sagaId = UUID.randomUUID();
-    final Event event = Event.builder().eventType(CREATE_SCHOOL).sagaId(sagaId).eventPayload(objectMapper.writeValueAsString(mappedSchool)).build();
-    eventHandlerServiceUnderTest.handleCreateSchoolEvent(event);
-  }
-
   @Test
   public void testHandleEvent_givenEventTypeUPDATE_SCHOOL__DoesExistAndSynchronousNatsMessage_shouldRespondWithData() throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
     final DistrictTombstoneEntity dist = this.districtTombstoneRepository.save(this.createDistrictData());