diff --git a/cmd/scan.go b/cmd/scan.go
index 7f621a4..01efdf9 100644
--- a/cmd/scan.go
+++ b/cmd/scan.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ var (
 	include        []string
 	disableProbing bool
 	disableCache   bool
-	scanFormat     format.DataFormat = format.FORMAT_JSON
+	scanFormat     format.DataFormat
 )
 
 // The `scan` command is usually the first step to using the CLI tool.
diff --git a/cmd/scan_test.go b/cmd/scan_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 371157d..0000000
--- a/cmd/scan_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-package cmd
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/OpenCHAMI/magellan/internal/format"
-)
-
-func TestScanFormatDefaultsToJSON(t *testing.T) {
-	formatFlag := ScanCmd.Flags().Lookup("format")
-	if formatFlag == nil {
-		t.Fatal("format flag is not registered")
-	}
-
-	if formatFlag.DefValue != string(format.FORMAT_JSON) {
-		t.Fatalf("format flag default = %q, want %q", formatFlag.DefValue, format.FORMAT_JSON)
-	}
-}