diff --git a/client/tests/karma/karma.config.qunit.js b/client/tests/karma/karma.config.qunit.js
index 6f0d7dc116d..c4dc8b5eb5d 100644
--- a/client/tests/karma/karma.config.qunit.js
+++ b/client/tests/karma/karma.config.qunit.js
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ const baseKarmaConfig = require("./karma.config.base");
 
 const testFiles = ["../node_modules/@babel/polyfill/dist/polyfill.js", "../tests/qunit/test.js"];
 
-const assets = ["../tests/qunit/assets/*.css"];
-
 const preprocessors = testFiles.reduce((result, path) => {
     result[path] = ["webpack"];
     return result;
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
     const baseConfig = baseKarmaConfig(config);
 
     const settings = Object.assign({}, baseConfig, {
-        files: testFiles.concat(assets),
+        files: testFiles,
         preprocessors: preprocessors,
         frameworks: ["polyfill", "qunit"],
         singleRun: true,
diff --git a/client/tests/qunit/test-app.js b/client/tests/qunit/test-app.js
index a1bbfd07602..acea5e7a8b7 100644
--- a/client/tests/qunit/test-app.js
+++ b/client/tests/qunit/test-app.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import { setGalaxyInstance } from "app";
 import { getAppRoot } from "onload";
 import galaxyOptions from "./test-data/bootstrapped";
 import serverdata from "./test-data/fakeserver";
-import "./assets/base.css";
 
 export function setupTestGalaxy(galaxyOptions_ = null) {
     galaxyOptions_ = galaxyOptions_ || galaxyOptions;