diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b45eae93b3e971674d12d97b0b72a439dc21459e..79ff9216eaadced15a846e8676045703a40758ac 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -114,9 +114,6 @@ endif ()
 # add call to ./do-copyright.py to run as unit-test-case
 add_test (NAME copyright_notices COMMAND ./do-copyright.py WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
 
-# add call to do-clang-format.py checking to run as unit-test-case
-add_test (NAME clang_format COMMAND ./do-clang-format.py WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
-
 if (WITH_PYTHIA)
   find_package (Pythia8) # optional
 endif (WITH_PYTHIA)