diff --git a/internal/download/download_test.go b/internal/download/download_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a0737a10d..0000000000
--- a/internal/download/download_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2026 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 download
-
-import (
-	"crypto/sha256"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/http/httptest"
-	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
-	"strings"
-	"testing"
-)
-
-func TestDownloadFileMissingDoesNotReportStale(t *testing.T) {
-	db, server := newTestChecksumDB(t, "payload")
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	dst := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "payload.dat")
-	var downloadErr error
-	output := captureStdout(t, func() {
-		downloadErr = db.DownloadFile(server.URL+"/payload.dat", dst)
-	})
-	if downloadErr != nil {
-		t.Fatal(downloadErr)
-	}
-	if strings.Contains(output, "is stale") {
-		t.Fatalf("missing file reported as stale:\n%s", output)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(output, "downloading from "+server.URL+"/payload.dat") {
-		t.Fatalf("missing download log not found:\n%s", output)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestDownloadFileHashMismatchReportsStale(t *testing.T) {
-	db, server := newTestChecksumDB(t, "payload")
-	defer server.Close()
-
-	dst := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "payload.dat")
-	if err := os.WriteFile(dst, []byte("old payload"), 0644); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	var downloadErr error
-	output := captureStdout(t, func() {
-		downloadErr = db.DownloadFile(server.URL+"/payload.dat", dst)
-	})
-	if downloadErr != nil {
-		t.Fatal(downloadErr)
-	}
-	if !strings.Contains(output, dst+" is stale") {
-		t.Fatalf("stale download log not found:\n%s", output)
-	}
-}
-
-func newTestChecksumDB(t *testing.T, content string) (*ChecksumDB, *httptest.Server) {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-		_, _ = io.WriteString(w, content)
-	}))
-	sum := sha256.Sum256([]byte(content))
-	db, err := ParseChecksums([]byte(fmt.Sprintf("%x  payload.dat\n", sum)))
-	if err != nil {
-		server.Close()
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return db, server
-}
-
-func captureStdout(t *testing.T, fn func()) string {
-	t.Helper()
-
-	previous := os.Stdout
-	reader, writer, err := os.Pipe()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer reader.Close()
-	os.Stdout = writer
-	defer func() {
-		os.Stdout = previous
-	}()
-
-	fn()
-	if err := writer.Close(); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	output, err := io.ReadAll(reader)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	return string(output)
-}