diff --git a/packages/nx-plugin/src/utils/testing-utils/nx-project.ts b/packages/nx-plugin/src/utils/testing-utils/nx-project.ts
index 7d7d713162987..336398f2cf274 100644
--- a/packages/nx-plugin/src/utils/testing-utils/nx-project.ts
+++ b/packages/nx-plugin/src/utils/testing-utils/nx-project.ts
@@ -74,5 +74,4 @@ export function ensureNxProject(
 ): void {
   ensureDirSync(tmpProjPath());
   newNxProject(npmPackageName, pluginDistPath);
-  copyNodeModules(['@nrwl']);
 }