diff --git a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/pdf/search/PdfSearcherTest.java b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/pdf/search/PdfSearcherTest.java
index bd330dde7f9..721724b9a00 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/pdf/search/PdfSearcherTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/jabref/logic/pdf/search/PdfSearcherTest.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import org.jabref.model.entry.types.StandardEntryType;
 import org.jabref.model.pdf.search.PdfSearchResults;
 import org.jabref.model.pdf.search.SearchResult;
-import org.jabref.preferences.AiPreferences;
 import org.jabref.preferences.FilePreferences;
 
 import org.apache.lucene.queryparser.classic.ParseException;
@@ -34,7 +33,6 @@ public class PdfSearcherTest {
     @BeforeEach
     public void setUp(@TempDir Path indexDir) throws IOException {
         FilePreferences filePreferences = mock(FilePreferences.class);
-        AiPreferences aiPreferences = mock(AiPreferences.class);
 
         BibDatabase database = new BibDatabase();