diff --git a/tests/topotests/lib/common_config.py b/tests/topotests/lib/common_config.py
index 1bce3c6bb2..cf8efdea16 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/lib/common_config.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/lib/common_config.py
@@ -2552,6 +2552,7 @@ def create_route_maps(tgen, input_dict, build=False):
                         nexthop = set_data.setdefault("nexthop", None)
                         origin = set_data.setdefault("origin", None)
                         ext_comm_list = set_data.setdefault("extcommunity", {})
+                        metrictype = set_data.setdefault("metric-type", {})
 
                         # Local Preference
                         if local_preference:
@@ -2559,6 +2560,10 @@ def create_route_maps(tgen, input_dict, build=False):
                                 "set local-preference {}".format(local_preference)
                             )
 
+                        # Metric-Type
+                        if metrictype:
+                            rmap_data.append("set metric-type {}\n".format(metrictype))
+
                         # Metric
                         if metric:
                             rmap_data.append("set metric {} \n".format(metric))
diff --git a/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_asbr_summary_topo1.py b/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_asbr_summary_topo1.py
index 64dfa0c69d..f9fa55e275 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_asbr_summary_topo1.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/ospf_basic_functionality/test_ospf_asbr_summary_topo1.py
@@ -669,89 +669,6 @@ def test_ospf_type5_summary_tc48_p0(request):
         result is True
     ), "Testcase {} : Failed" "Error: Summary missing in OSPF DB".format(tc_name)
 
-    step("Configure metric type as 1 in route map.")
-
-    routemaps = {
-        "r0": {
-            "route_maps": {
-                "rmap_ipv4": [{"action": "permit", "set": {"metric-type": "type-1"}}]
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    result = create_route_maps(tgen, routemaps)
-    assert result is True, "Testcase {} : Failed \n Error: {}".format(tc_name, result)
-
-    step(
-        "Verify that external routes(static / connected) are summarised"
-        " to configured summary address with metric type 2."
-    )
-    input_dict = {
-        SUMMARY["ipv4"][0]: {
-            "Summary address": SUMMARY["ipv4"][0],
-            "Metric-type": "E2",
-            "Metric": 20,
-            "Tag": 0,
-            "External route count": 5,
-        }
-    }
-    dut = "r0"
-    result = verify_ospf_summary(tgen, topo, dut, input_dict)
-    assert (
-        result is True
-    ), "Testcase {} : Failed" "Error: Summary missing in OSPF DB".format(tc_name)
-
-    step("Un configure metric type from route map.")
-
-    routemaps = {
-        "r0": {
-            "route_maps": {
-                "rmap_ipv4": [
-                    {
-                        "action": "permit",
-                        "set": {"metric-type": "type-1"},
-                        "delete": True,
-                    }
-                ]
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    result = create_route_maps(tgen, routemaps)
-    assert result is True, "Testcase {} : Failed \n Error: {}".format(tc_name, result)
-
-    step(
-        "Verify that external routes(static / connected) are summarised"
-        " to configured summary address with metric type 2."
-    )
-    input_dict = {
-        SUMMARY["ipv4"][0]: {
-            "Summary address": SUMMARY["ipv4"][0],
-            "Metric-type": "E2",
-            "Metric": 20,
-            "Tag": 0,
-            "External route count": 5,
-        }
-    }
-    dut = "r0"
-    result = verify_ospf_summary(tgen, topo, dut, input_dict)
-    assert (
-        result is True
-    ), "Testcase {} : Failed" "Error: Summary missing in OSPF DB".format(tc_name)
-
-    step("Change rule from permit to deny in prefix list.")
-    pfx_list = {
-        "r0": {
-            "prefix_lists": {
-                "ipv4": {
-                    "pf_list_1_ipv4": [
-                        {"seqid": 10, "network": "any", "action": "deny"}
-                    ]
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-    result = create_prefix_lists(tgen, pfx_list)
-    assert result is True, "Testcase {} : Failed \n Error: {}".format(tc_name, result)
-
     write_test_footer(tc_name)