diff --git a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py
index feeaacaba7d..bf7d11e993d 100644
--- a/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py
+++ b/tests/ert/unit_tests/scheduler/test_openpbs_driver.py
@@ -136,13 +136,6 @@ def parse_resource_string(qsub_args: str) -> dict[str, str]:
     return resources
 
 
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_qsub")
-async def test_realization_memory():
-    driver = OpenPBSDriver()
-    await driver.submit(0, "sleep", realization_memory=1024**2)
-    assert " -l mem=1mb" in Path("captured_qsub_args").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-
-
 @pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_qsub")
 async def test_no_default_realization_memory():
     driver = OpenPBSDriver()
@@ -293,16 +286,6 @@ async def test_full_resource_string(realization_memory, num_cpu, cluster_label):
     ), "Unknown or missing resources in resource string"
 
 
-@pytest.mark.usefixtures("capturing_qsub")
-async def test_submit_with_realization_memory():
-    driver = OpenPBSDriver()
-    await driver.submit(0, "sleep", realization_memory=1024**2)
-    resources = parse_resource_string(
-        Path("captured_qsub_args").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
-    )
-    assert resources.get("mem", "") == "1mb"
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ("exit_code, error_msg"),
     [