diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployment-test.yaml b/.github/workflows/deployment-test.yaml
index 802872289..bf6997dfd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployment-test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployment-test.yaml
@@ -121,8 +121,20 @@ jobs:
             kubectl rollout status deployment tx-prod-controlplane
             kubectl rollout status deployment tx-prod-dataplane
 
-            # execute the helm test using delegated auth in the management API
-            helm test tx-prod --filter name=controlplane-with-delegated-auth-test
+            kubectl port-forward service/tx-prod-controlplane 8081:8081 &
+
+            code=$(curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer sdfasdfasdf" -d '{
+                    "@context": {
+                        "tx": "https://w3id.org/tractusx/v0.0.1/ns/"
+                    },
+                    "@id": "tx:BPN000001234",
+                    "tx:groups": ["group1", "group2", "group3"]
+                }' --silent -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' http://localhost:8081/management/v3/business-partner-groups)
+            
+            if [[ $code -ne 401 ]]; then
+              echo "Expected a HTTP 401, got $code"
+              exit 1;
+            fi
 
   test-azure-vault-postgres:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/charts/tractusx-connector/templates/tests/controlplane-with-delegated-auth.yaml b/charts/tractusx-connector/templates/tests/controlplane-with-delegated-auth.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1de0152ea..000000000
--- a/charts/tractusx-connector/templates/tests/controlplane-with-delegated-auth.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-#
-  #  Copyright (c) 2023 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
-  #
-  #  See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
-  #  information regarding copyright ownership.
-  #
-  #  This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
-  #  terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0 which is available at
-  #  https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-  #
-  #  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-  #  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-  #  WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-  #  License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-  #  under the License.
-  #
-  #  SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-  #
-
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: "controlplane-with-delegated-auth-test"
-  labels:
-    {{- include "txdc.controlplane.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  annotations:
-    "helm.sh/hook": test
-    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": {{ .Values.tests.hookDeletePolicy }}
-spec:
-  containers:
-    {{/* Poke the pod's management API   */}}
-    - name: readiness
-      image: curlimages/curl
-      command: [ 'curl', '--fail' ]
-      args: [ '{{- printf "http://%s-controlplane:%v%s/check/readiness" (include "txdc.fullname" $ ) $.Values.controlplane.endpoints.default.port $.Values.controlplane.endpoints.default.path -}}' ]
-
-    {{/* Try adding a BPN Group to the store via the management API   */}}
-    - name: bpn-store
-      image: curlimages/curl
-      command: [ 'curl', '-X', 'POST', '--fail','-H','Content-Type: application/json', '-H', '{{- printf "x-api-key: %s" $.Values.controlplane.endpoints.management.authKey }}', '-d', '{
-                    "@context": {
-                        "tx": "https://w3id.org/tractusx/v0.0.1/ns/"
-                    },
-                    "@id": "tx:BPN000001234",
-                    "tx:groups": ["group1", "group2", "group3"]
-                }' ]
-      args: [ '{{- printf "http://%s-controlplane:%v%s/v3/business-partner-groups" (include "txdc.fullname" $ ) $.Values.controlplane.endpoints.management.port $.Values.controlplane.endpoints.management.path -}}' ]
-  restartPolicy: Never
-  securityContext:
-    fsGroup: 101 # curl_group
-    runAsGroup: 101 # curl_group
-    runAsNonRoot: true
-    runAsUser: 100 # curl_user
-    seccompProfile:
-      type: RuntimeDefault