diff --git a/eth/sync_test.go b/eth/sync_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index d26cbb66ea..0000000000
--- a/eth/sync_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package eth
-
-import (
-	"testing"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/enode"
-)
-
-// Tests that snap sync is disabled after a successful sync cycle.
-func TestSnapSyncDisabling67(t *testing.T) { testSnapSyncDisabling(t, eth.ETH67, snap.SNAP1) }
-func TestSnapSyncDisabling68(t *testing.T) { testSnapSyncDisabling(t, eth.ETH68, snap.SNAP1) }
-
-// Tests that snap sync gets disabled as soon as a real block is successfully
-// imported into the blockchain.
-func testSnapSyncDisabling(t *testing.T, ethVer uint, snapVer uint) {
-	t.Parallel()
-
-	// Create an empty handler and ensure it's in snap sync mode
-	empty := newTestHandler()
-	if !empty.handler.snapSync.Load() {
-		t.Fatalf("snap sync disabled on pristine blockchain")
-	}
-	defer empty.close()
-
-	// Create a full handler and ensure snap sync ends up disabled
-	full := newTestHandlerWithBlocks(1024)
-	if full.handler.snapSync.Load() {
-		t.Fatalf("snap sync not disabled on non-empty blockchain")
-	}
-	defer full.close()
-
-	// Sync up the two handlers via both `eth` and `snap`
-	caps := []p2p.Cap{{Name: "eth", Version: ethVer}, {Name: "snap", Version: snapVer}}
-
-	emptyPipeEth, fullPipeEth := p2p.MsgPipe()
-	defer emptyPipeEth.Close()
-	defer fullPipeEth.Close()
-
-	emptyPeerEth := eth.NewPeer(ethVer, p2p.NewPeer(enode.ID{1}, "", caps), emptyPipeEth, empty.txpool)
-	fullPeerEth := eth.NewPeer(ethVer, p2p.NewPeer(enode.ID{2}, "", caps), fullPipeEth, full.txpool)
-	defer emptyPeerEth.Close()
-	defer fullPeerEth.Close()
-
-	go empty.handler.runEthPeer(emptyPeerEth, func(peer *eth.Peer) error {
-		return eth.Handle((*ethHandler)(empty.handler), peer)
-	})
-	go full.handler.runEthPeer(fullPeerEth, func(peer *eth.Peer) error {
-		return eth.Handle((*ethHandler)(full.handler), peer)
-	})
-
-	emptyPipeSnap, fullPipeSnap := p2p.MsgPipe()
-	defer emptyPipeSnap.Close()
-	defer fullPipeSnap.Close()
-
-	emptyPeerSnap := snap.NewPeer(snapVer, p2p.NewPeer(enode.ID{1}, "", caps), emptyPipeSnap)
-	fullPeerSnap := snap.NewPeer(snapVer, p2p.NewPeer(enode.ID{2}, "", caps), fullPipeSnap)
-
-	go empty.handler.runSnapExtension(emptyPeerSnap, func(peer *snap.Peer) error {
-		return snap.Handle((*snapHandler)(empty.handler), peer)
-	})
-	go full.handler.runSnapExtension(fullPeerSnap, func(peer *snap.Peer) error {
-		return snap.Handle((*snapHandler)(full.handler), peer)
-	})
-	// Wait a bit for the above handlers to start
-	time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
-
-	// Check that snap sync was disabled
-	op := peerToSyncOp(downloader.SnapSync, empty.handler.peers.peerWithHighestTD())
-	if err := empty.handler.doSync(op); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("sync failed:", err)
-	}
-	if empty.handler.snapSync.Load() {
-		t.Fatalf("snap sync not disabled after successful synchronisation")
-	}
-}