diff --git a/unittests/action/TestActionHelper.cpp b/unittests/action/TestActionHelper.cpp
index d99700d7a..de021bb83 100644
--- a/unittests/action/TestActionHelper.cpp
+++ b/unittests/action/TestActionHelper.cpp
@@ -27,12 +27,7 @@ TEST_CASE("Action Helper", "[action]") {
     CHECK(not testDhMock.executeActionCalled);
     REQUIRE(actionHelper.handleActionMessage(&actionMessage) == returnvalue::OK);
     CHECK(testDhMock.executeActionCalled);
-    // No message is sent if everything is alright.
     CHECK(not testMqMock.wasMessageSent());
-    store_address_t invalidAddress;
-    ActionMessage::setCommand(&actionMessage, testActionId, invalidAddress);
-    actionHelper.handleActionMessage(&actionMessage);
-    CHECK(testMqMock.wasMessageSent());
     const uint8_t* ptr = nullptr;
     size_t size = 0;
     REQUIRE(ipcStore->getData(paramAddress, &ptr, &size) ==
@@ -44,6 +39,10 @@ TEST_CASE("Action Helper", "[action]") {
     for (uint8_t i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
       REQUIRE(ptr[i] == (i + 1));
     }
+    // Action message without application data is also valid
+    store_address_t invalidAddress;
+    ActionMessage::setCommand(&actionMessage, testActionId, invalidAddress);
+    actionHelper.handleActionMessage(&actionMessage);
     testDhMock.clearBuffer();
   }
 
@@ -95,17 +94,5 @@ TEST_CASE("Action Helper", "[action]") {
     REQUIRE(ActionMessage::getActionId(&testMessage) == testActionId);
   }
 
-  SECTION("Missing IPC Data") {
-    ActionMessage::setCommand(&actionMessage, testActionId, store_address_t::invalid());
-    CHECK(not testDhMock.executeActionCalled);
-    REQUIRE(actionHelper.handleActionMessage(&actionMessage) == returnvalue::OK);
-    CommandMessage testMessage;
-    REQUIRE(testMqMock.getNextSentMessage(testMessage) == returnvalue::OK);
-    REQUIRE(testMessage.getCommand() == static_cast<uint32_t>(ActionMessage::STEP_FAILED));
-    REQUIRE(ActionMessage::getReturnCode(&testMessage) ==
-            static_cast<uint32_t>(StorageManagerIF::ILLEGAL_STORAGE_ID));
-    REQUIRE(ActionMessage::getStep(&testMessage) == 0);
-  }
-
   SECTION("Data Reply") {}
 }