diff --git a/tests/test_graphql/test_ssh.py b/tests/test_graphql/test_ssh.py
index 752f808..b16bf4c 100644
--- a/tests/test_graphql/test_ssh.py
+++ b/tests/test_graphql/test_ssh.py
@@ -522,9 +522,7 @@ def test_graphql_remove_ssh_key(authorized_client, some_users, mock_subprocess_p
     assert response.json()["data"]["users"]["removeSshKey"]["user"]["sshKeys"] == []
 
 
-def test_graphql_remove_root_ssh_key(
-    authorized_client, some_users, mock_subprocess_popen
-):
+def test_graphql_remove_root_ssh_key(authorized_client, some_users):
     response = authorized_client.post(
         "/graphql",
         json={
diff --git a/tests/test_rest_endpoints/services/test_ssh.py b/tests/test_rest_endpoints/services/test_ssh.py
index 973adb6..9eaaf17 100644
--- a/tests/test_rest_endpoints/services/test_ssh.py
+++ b/tests/test_rest_endpoints/services/test_ssh.py
@@ -95,23 +95,6 @@ def some_users(mocker, datadir):
 ## /ssh/keys/{user} ######################################################
 
 
-def test_delete_root_key(authorized_client, root_and_admin_have_keys):
-    response = authorized_client.delete(
-        "/services/ssh/keys/root", json={"public_key": "ssh-ed25519 KEY test@pc"}
-    )
-    assert response.status_code == 200
-    assert (
-        "rootKeys"
-        not in read_json(root_and_admin_have_keys / "root_and_admin_have_keys.json")[
-            "ssh"
-        ]
-        or read_json(root_and_admin_have_keys / "root_and_admin_have_keys.json")["ssh"][
-            "rootKeys"
-        ]
-        == []
-    )
-
-
 def test_delete_root_nonexistent_key(authorized_client, root_and_admin_have_keys):
     response = authorized_client.delete(
         "/services/ssh/keys/root", json={"public_key": "ssh-rsa KEY test@pc"}