diff --git a/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromApi.test.ts b/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromApi.test.ts
index 27af942d6..62b3fc0b2 100644
--- a/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromApi.test.ts
+++ b/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromApi.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 import axios from "axios";
 import { getStrapiEntryFromApi } from "~/services/cms/getStrapiEntryFromApi";
-import {
-  defaultLocale,
-  stagingLocale,
-} from "~/services/cms/models/StrapiLocale";
+import { stagingLocale } from "~/services/cms/models/StrapiLocale";
 import type { GetStrapiEntryOpts } from "../filters";
 
 const API_URL = "test://cms/api/";
@@ -23,17 +20,12 @@ describe("services/cms", () => {
       apiId: "pages",
       locale: stagingLocale,
     };
-    const defaultResponseData = { data: { data: dataResponse } };
-    const emptyResponseData = { data: [] };
-    const expectedRequestUrl = `${API_URL}pages?populate=*&pLevel&locale=de`;
     const expectedStagingRequestUrl = `${API_URL}pages?populate=*&pLevel&locale=sg`;
 
     const axiosGetSpy = vi.spyOn(axios, "get");
 
     beforeEach(() => {
-      axiosGetSpy
-        .mockResolvedValue(defaultResponseData)
-        .mockResolvedValueOnce(emptyResponseData);
+      axiosGetSpy.mockResolvedValue({ data: { data: dataResponse } });
     });
 
     afterEach(() => {
diff --git a/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromFile.test.ts b/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromFile.test.ts
index 7bbc7b44e..77f17a46c 100644
--- a/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromFile.test.ts
+++ b/app/services/cms/__test__/getStrapiEntryFromFile.test.ts
@@ -66,17 +66,6 @@ describe("services/cms", () => {
       ).toEqual([footerData]);
     });
 
-    describe("when no entry exists for the given locale", () => {
-      it("returns default entry", async () => {
-        expect(
-          await getStrapiEntryFromFile({
-            apiId: "footer",
-            locale: "en",
-          }),
-        ).toEqual([footerData]);
-      });
-    });
-
     it("can filter by property", async () => {
       expect(
         await getStrapiEntryFromFile({
@@ -127,15 +116,5 @@ describe("services/cms", () => {
         }),
       ).toStrictEqual([]);
     });
-
-    it("falls back to default locale", async () => {
-      expect(
-        await getStrapiEntryFromFile({
-          apiId: "pages",
-          filters: [{ field: "slug", value: impressumPath }],
-          locale: "en",
-        }),
-      ).toEqual([impressum]);
-    });
   });
 });