diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/extension/uuid_test.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/extension/uuid_test.cc
index bbeaf453e1e77..07428b115f174 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/extension/uuid_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/extension/uuid_test.cc
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ namespace arrow {
 
 using extension::uuid;
 
-class TestUuuidExtensionType : public ::testing::Test {};
-
-TEST_F(TestUuuidExtensionType, ExtensionTypeTest) {
+TEST(TestUuuidExtensionType, ExtensionTypeTest) {
   auto type = uuid();
   ASSERT_EQ(type->id(), Type::EXTENSION);