diff --git a/base/src/test/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/srctests/utility/MiscellaneousTest.java b/base/src/test/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/srctests/utility/MiscellaneousTest.java
index 46d5631f..a6c9d28b 100644
--- a/base/src/test/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/srctests/utility/MiscellaneousTest.java
+++ b/base/src/test/java/de/staropensource/sosengine/base/srctests/utility/MiscellaneousTest.java
@@ -22,12 +22,10 @@ package de.staropensource.sosengine.base.srctests.utility;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.EngineConfiguration;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.annotations.EventListener;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.events.ThrowableCatchEvent;
-import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.reflection.Reflect;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.srctests.TestBase;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.utility.Math;
 import de.staropensource.sosengine.base.utility.Miscellaneous;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
-import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
@@ -52,15 +50,6 @@ public class MiscellaneousTest extends TestBase {
      */
     private static boolean throwableCaught;
 
-    /**
-     * Sets the {@link EngineConfiguration}#{@code instance} to {@code null} after each test.
-     */
-    @AfterEach
-    void clearConfiguration() throws Exception {
-        // For method testExecuteSafely1()
-        Reflect.reflectOn(EngineConfiguration.class).getMethod("clearInstance").invoke();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Tests the method {@code padNumbers}.
      */
@@ -148,9 +137,7 @@ public class MiscellaneousTest extends TestBase {
 
         throwableCaught = false;
 
-        // Initialize EngineConfiguration to avoid NullPointerException
-        // and disable event optimization for instant results
-        new EngineConfiguration();
+        // Disable event optimization for instant results
         Properties properties = new Properties();
         properties.setProperty("sosengine.base.debug", "true");
         properties.setProperty("sosengine.base.debugEvents", "true");