diff --git a/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf b/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf
index 82bbd564..05702a3c 100644
--- a/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf
+++ b/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ process BWAMEM2_MEM {
     input:
     tuple val(meta), path(reads)
     path  index
-    path  fasta
 
     output:
     tuple val(meta), path("*.bam"), emit: bam
diff --git a/tests/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf b/tests/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf
index e23c3c6a..0bba591b 100644
--- a/tests/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf
+++ b/tests/software/bwamem2/mem/main.nf
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ workflow test_bwamem2_mem_single_end {
 
     BWAMEM2_MEM (
         input,
-        file("${launchDir}/tests/data/index/E_coli/bwamem2/", checkIfExists: true),
-        file("${launchDir}/tests/data/fasta/E_coli/NC_010473.fa", checkIfExists: true)
+        file("${launchDir}/tests/data/index/E_coli/bwamem2/", checkIfExists: true)
     )
 }
 
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ workflow test_bwamem2_mem_paired_end {
 
     BWAMEM2_MEM (
         input,
-        file("${launchDir}/tests/data/index/E_coli/bwamem2/", checkIfExists: true),
-        file("${launchDir}/tests/data/fasta/E_coli/NC_010473.fa", checkIfExists: true)
+        file("${launchDir}/tests/data/index/E_coli/bwamem2/", checkIfExists: true)
     )
 }