diff --git a/backend/app/services/jira_service.py b/backend/app/services/jira_service.py
index cbd925b..3cd7830 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/jira_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/jira_service.py
@@ -472,7 +472,6 @@ def auto_create_test_issue(
             "summary": f"[Aegis] {mitre_id} — {test.name}",
             "description": _build_test_description(test, technique),
             "issuetype": {"name": settings.JIRA_ISSUE_TYPE_TEST},
-            "priority": {"name": _SEVERITY_TO_PRIORITY.get(severity, "Medium")},
             "labels": ["aegis", "security-test", mitre_id.replace(".", "-")],
         }