diff --git a/tests/test_rwm.py b/tests/test_rwm.py
index a91b5823656fc9e13ec600f9f6a505c8172a1655..ac2165ad4cf297033e6b98c719c83b2ec9a1c4c4 100644
--- a/tests/test_rwm.py
+++ b/tests/test_rwm.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ def test_backup_error_handling(tmpworkdir: str):  # pylint: disable=unused-argum
         assert rwm.RWM(rwm_conf).backup("dummycfg") == 11
 
 
-def test_storage_create(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def test_storage_create(tmpworkdir: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test_storage_create"""
 
     trwm = rwm.RWM({
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def test_storage_create(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.St
         trwm.storage_create(bucket_name, "")
 
 
-def test_storage_delete(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def test_storage_delete(tmpworkdir: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test_storage_delete"""
 
     trwm = rwm.RWM({
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ def test_storage_list(tmpworkdir: str):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
         assert trwm.storage_list() == 0
 
 
-def test_storage_info(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def test_storage_info(tmpworkdir: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test storage_list"""
 
     trwm = rwm.RWM({
diff --git a/tests/test_storage.py b/tests/test_storage.py
index e5abe7826605e39b872bfbb9ac5399d3bee2161b..3e08529065abad60e622bd0fbe443d0fd90e5cc4 100644
--- a/tests/test_storage.py
+++ b/tests/test_storage.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import rwm
 
 def test_microceph_defaults(
         tmpworkdir: str,
-        microceph: str,
         radosuser_test1: rwm.StorageManager,
         radosuser_test2: rwm.StorageManager
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ def test_microceph_defaults(
 
 def test_storage_create(
     tmpworkdir: str,
-    microceph: str,
     radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager,
     radosuser_test1: rwm.StorageManager,
     radosuser_test2: rwm.StorageManager
@@ -62,7 +60,6 @@ def test_storage_create(
 
 def test_storage_object_versioning(
         tmpworkdir: str,
-        microceph: str,
         radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager,
         radosuser_test1: rwm.StorageManager,
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ def test_storage_object_versioning(
 
 def test_storage_check_policy(
     tmpworkdir: str,
-    microceph: str,
     radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager,
     radosuser_test1: rwm.StorageManager
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -118,7 +114,6 @@ def test_storage_check_policy(
 
 def test_storage_backup_usage(
     tmpworkdir: str,
-    microceph: str,
     radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager,
     radosuser_test1: rwm.StorageManager,
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
@@ -153,7 +148,6 @@ def test_storage_backup_usage(
 
 def test_storage_list(
     tmpworkdir: str,
-    microceph: str,
     radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager,
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test managet list storage"""
@@ -168,7 +162,6 @@ def test_storage_list(
 
 def test_storage_info(
     tmpworkdir: str,
-    microceph: str,
     radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager,
 ):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test managet list storage"""
@@ -184,7 +177,7 @@ def test_storage_info(
     assert radosuser_admin.storage_info(bucket_name)["delete_markers"] == 1
 
 
-def test_storage_drop_versions(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def test_storage_drop_versions(tmpworkdir: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test manager storage_drop_versions"""
 
     bucket_name = "testbuckx"
@@ -211,7 +204,7 @@ def test_storage_drop_versions(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin:
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skipif('PYTEST_SLOW' not in os.environ, reason='slow on devnode, runs in CI')
-def test_storage_drop_versions_many(tmpworkdir: str, microceph: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+def test_storage_drop_versions_many(tmpworkdir: str, radosuser_admin: rwm.StorageManager):  # pylint: disable=unused-argument
     """test manager storage_drop_versions"""
 
     bucket_name = "testbuckx"