diff --git a/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer_test.go b/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer_test.go
index 64ac45fc3f..abfcafc945 100644
--- a/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer_test.go
+++ b/triedb/pathdb/history_indexer_test.go
@@ -55,39 +55,3 @@ func TestHistoryIndexerShortenDeadlock(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("timed out waiting for shorten to complete, potential deadlock")
 	}
 }
-
-// TestHistoryIndexerDeadLoop tests the specific scenario that causes
-// dead loop when the metadata shows a higher value than the target.
-func TestHistoryIndexerDeadLoop(t *testing.T) {
-	// log.SetDefault(log.NewLogger(log.NewTerminalHandlerWithLevel(os.Stderr, log.LevelDebug, true)))
-	db := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-	freezer, _ := rawdb.NewStateFreezer(t.TempDir(), false, false)
-	defer freezer.Close()
-
-	histories := makeHistories(10)
-	for i, h := range histories {
-		accountData, storageData, accountIndex, storageIndex := h.encode()
-		rawdb.WriteStateHistory(freezer, uint64(i+1), h.meta.encode(), accountIndex, storageIndex, accountData, storageData)
-	}
-
-	storeIndexMetadata(db, 8) // Higher than our target of 5
-
-	// Create indexer with target that is less than the metadata
-	indexer := newHistoryIndexer(db, freezer, 5)
-	defer indexer.close()
-
-	// Wait for indexing to complete
-	timeout := time.After(5 * time.Second)
-	for {
-		select {
-		case <-timeout:
-			t.Fatal("timed out waiting for indexing to complete")
-		default:
-			if indexer.inited() {
-				// Indexing completed successfully, no infinite loop occurred
-				return
-			}
-			time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
-		}
-	}
-}