diff --git a/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java b/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java
index db73389336dab..a8b361df1f891 100644
--- a/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java
+++ b/qa/os/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/packaging/test/DockerTests.java
@@ -184,8 +184,6 @@ public void test70BindMountCustomPathConfAndJvmOptions() throws Exception {
      * Check that the default config can be overridden using a bind mount, and that env vars are respected
      */
     public void test71BindMountCustomPathWithDifferentUID() throws Exception {
-//        copyFromContainer(installation.config("elasticsearch.yml"), tempDir.resolve("elasticsearch.yml"));
-
         final Path tempEsDataDir = tempDir.resolve("esDataDir");
         // Make the local directory and contents accessible when bind-mounted
         mkDirWithPrivilegeEscalation(tempEsDataDir, 1500, 0);