diff --git a/test/link.zig b/test/link.zig
index d6d42a53e8..34862e0286 100644
--- a/test/link.zig
+++ b/test/link.zig
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ pub const cases = [_]Case{
         .build_root = "test/link/interdependent_static_c_libs",
         .import = @import("link/interdependent_static_c_libs/build.zig"),
     },
-    //.{
-    //    .build_root = "test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib",
-    //    .import = @import("link/static_lib_as_system_lib/build.zig"),
-    //},
 };
 
 //pub fn addCases(cases: *Standalone) void {
diff --git a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/a.c b/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/a.c
deleted file mode 100644
index ee9da97a3a..0000000000
--- a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/a.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-#include "a.h"
-int32_t add(int32_t a, int32_t b) {
-    return a + b;
-}
diff --git a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/a.h b/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/a.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 7b45d54d56..0000000000
--- a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/a.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdint.h>
-int32_t add(int32_t a, int32_t b);
diff --git a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/build.zig b/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/build.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 1957d2e134..0000000000
--- a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/build.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-
-pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
-    const test_step = b.step("test", "Test it");
-    b.default_step = test_step;
-
-    add(b, test_step, .Debug);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseFast);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseSmall);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseSafe);
-}
-
-fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize: std.builtin.OptimizeMode) void {
-    const lib_a = b.addStaticLibrary(.{
-        .name = "a",
-        .optimize = optimize,
-        .target = .{},
-    });
-    lib_a.addCSourceFile("a.c", &[_][]const u8{});
-    lib_a.addIncludePath(".");
-    lib_a.install();
-
-    const test_exe = b.addTest(.{
-        .root_source_file = .{ .path = "main.zig" },
-        .optimize = optimize,
-        .target = .{},
-    });
-    test_exe.linkSystemLibrary("a"); // force linking liba.a as -la
-    test_exe.addSystemIncludePath(".");
-    const search_path = std.fs.path.join(b.allocator, &[_][]const u8{ b.install_path, "lib" }) catch @panic("OOM");
-    test_exe.addLibraryPath(search_path);
-
-    test_step.dependOn(&test_exe.step);
-}
diff --git a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/main.zig b/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/main.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b9c46217f..0000000000
--- a/test/link/static_lib_as_system_lib/main.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-const expect = std.testing.expect;
-const c = @cImport(@cInclude("a.h"));
-
-test "import C add" {
-    const result = c.add(2, 1);
-    try expect(result == 3);
-}