"We took the decision that Pascal will not be driving in the first test in Barcelona," Sauber team principal Monisha Kaltenborn said in a statement.
"We will monitor his medical progress and will then decide on the next steps."
Wehrlein had told his Twitter followers last week that he would not be testing due to a back injury sustained at the Race of Champions in Miami in January. Sauber had not named a replacement until Friday, however.
Wehrlein, who has joined Sauber from now-defunct Manor, will still attend the test at the Circuit de Catalunya to familiarise himself with the team and procedures.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond)
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