diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_prometheus/test/rabbit_prometheus_http_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_prometheus/test/rabbit_prometheus_http_SUITE.erl
index 1a9c514391be..50d747c4578a 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_prometheus/test/rabbit_prometheus_http_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_prometheus/test/rabbit_prometheus_http_SUITE.erl
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ init_per_group(special_chars, Config0) ->
                {connection, VHostConn},
                {channel, VHostCh}
                |Config1],
-    init_per_group(special_chars, Config2, []);
+    Config2;
 
 init_per_group(authentication, Config) ->
     Config1 = rabbit_ct_helpers:merge_app_env(