diff --git a/cylc/flow/network/schema.py b/cylc/flow/network/schema.py
index 84e4afe7a3..f5aaddae6e 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/network/schema.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/network/schema.py
@@ -1887,8 +1887,8 @@ class Arguments:
         workflows = graphene.List(WorkflowID, required=True)
 
         reload_global = Boolean(
-                default_value=False,
-                description="Also reload global config")
+            default_value=False,
+            description="Also reload global config")
 
     result = GenericScalar()
 
diff --git a/cylc/flow/scripts/reload.py b/cylc/flow/scripts/reload.py
index a0250a21c0..1d1b89ed99 100755
--- a/cylc/flow/scripts/reload.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/scripts/reload.py
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def get_option_parser():
     )
 
     parser.add_option(
-            "-g", "--global",
-            help="also reload global configuration.",
-            action="store_true", default=False, dest="reload_global")
+        "-g", "--global",
+        help="also reload global configuration.",
+        action="store_true", default=False, dest="reload_global")
 
     return parser
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/cfgspec/test_globalcfg.py b/tests/unit/cfgspec/test_globalcfg.py
index 83f6ec9024..996d0fa4d9 100644
--- a/tests/unit/cfgspec/test_globalcfg.py
+++ b/tests/unit/cfgspec/test_globalcfg.py
@@ -174,29 +174,3 @@ def test_platform_ssh_forward_variables(mock_global_config):
     ''')
 
     assert glblcfg.get(['platforms','foo','ssh forward environment variables']) == ["FOO", "BAR"]
-
-def test_reload(mock_global_config, tmp_path):
-    # Load a config
-    glblcfg: GlobalConfig = mock_global_config(f'''
-    [platforms]
-        [[foo]]
-            [[[meta]]]
-                x = 1
-    ''')
-
-    # Update the global config file and reload
-    conf_path = tmp_path / GlobalConfig.CONF_BASENAME
-    conf_path.write_text('''
-    [platforms]
-        [[foo]]
-            [[[meta]]]
-                x = 2
-    ''')
-    glblcfg.load()
-
-    assert glblcfg.get(['platforms','foo','meta','x']) == '2'
-
-    from cylc.flow.platforms import get_platform
-    platform = get_platform("foo")
-
-    assert platform['meta']['x'] == "2"