diff --git a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
index 59b83a9fe0..6f86112cf7 100644
--- a/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
+++ b/nano/rpc_test/rpc.cpp
@@ -6934,41 +6934,4 @@ TEST (rpc, confirmation_info)
 		ASSERT_EQ (1, representatives.size ());
 		ASSERT_EQ (0, response.get<unsigned> ("total_tally"));
 	}
-}
-
-/** Test election scheduler container object stats
- * The test set the AEC size to 0 and then creates a block which gets stuck
- * in the election scheduler waiting for a slot in the AEC. Then it confirms that
- * the stats RPC call shows the corresponding scheduler bucket incrementing
- */
-TEST (node, election_scheduler_container_info)
-{
-	nano::test::system system;
-	nano::node_config node_config;
-	node_config.active_elections_size = 0;
-	nano::node_flags node_flags;
-	auto node = add_ipc_enabled_node (system, node_config);
-	auto const rpc_ctx = add_rpc (system, node);
-
-	// create a send block
-	auto send1 = nano::state_block_builder ()
-				 .account (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				 .previous (nano::dev::genesis->hash ())
-				 .representative (nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				 .balance (nano::dev::constants.genesis_amount - 1)
-				 .link (nano::public_key ())
-				 .sign (nano::dev::genesis_key.prv, nano::dev::genesis_key.pub)
-				 .work (*node->work_generate_blocking (nano::dev::genesis->hash ()))
-				 .build_shared ();
-
-	// process the block and wait for it to show up in the election scheduler
-	node->process_active (send1);
-	ASSERT_TIMELY (10s, node->scheduler.priority.size () == 1);
-
-	// now check the RPC call
-	boost::property_tree::ptree request;
-	request.put ("action", "stats");
-	request.put ("type", "objects");
-	auto response = wait_response (system, rpc_ctx, request);
-	auto es = response.get_child ("node").get_child ("scheduler");
-}
+}
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