diff --git a/src/modules/message_handler.rs b/src/modules/message_handler.rs
index 90d6709..ce45482 100644
--- a/src/modules/message_handler.rs
+++ b/src/modules/message_handler.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ use super::stream_states::{state_update::StateUpdate, stream_states_class::Strea
 
 pub enum StateMessage {
     StateUpdate(StateUpdate),
-    GetStates,
     CloseListener,
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tests/message_handler_tests.rs b/src/tests/message_handler_tests.rs
index 5c16d1c..b8a3f49 100644
--- a/src/tests/message_handler_tests.rs
+++ b/src/tests/message_handler_tests.rs
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ fn message_hander_can_handle_basic_message() {
             for message in rx {
                 match message {
                     StateMessage::StateUpdate(update) => {handler.handle_update(update)},
-                    StateMessage::GetStates => {panic!("Why is getstates being called in this test?");},
                     StateMessage::CloseListener => {break;},
                 };
             }
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ fn message_handler_can_handle_multiple_messages() {
             for message in rx {
                 match message {
                     StateMessage::StateUpdate(update) => {handler.handle_update(update)},
-                    StateMessage::GetStates => {panic!("Why is getstates being called in this test?");},
                     StateMessage::CloseListener => {break;},
                 };
             }