diff --git a/tests/DMAPI/LongRunning/Test.dm b/tests/DMAPI/LongRunning/Test.dm
index d3515034ee8..a77c3377b5d 100644
--- a/tests/DMAPI/LongRunning/Test.dm
+++ b/tests/DMAPI/LongRunning/Test.dm
@@ -146,26 +146,6 @@ var/run_bridge_test
 		kajigger_test = TRUE
 		return "we love casting spells"
 
-	var/expected_path = data["vaporeon"]
-	if(expected_path)
-		var/command
-		if(world.system_type == MS_WINDOWS)
-			command = "C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command \"if('[expected_path]' -ne $(Get-Location)){ (Get-Location).Path | Out-File \"fuck_up.txt\"; exit 1; }\""
-		else
-			command = "if \[\[ \"[expected_path]\" != \"$(pwd)\" \]\]; then echo $(pwd) > fuck_up.txt; exit 1; fi"
-
-		world.log << "shell: [command]"
-		var/exitCode = shell(command)
-
-		if(isnull(exitCode) || exitCode != 0)
-			var/fuck_up_reason = "DIDN'T READ"
-			if(fexists("fuck_up.txt"))
-				fuck_up_reason = "COULDN'T READ"
-				fuck_up_reason = file2text("fuck_up.txt")
-			return "Dir check shell command failed with code [exitCode || "null"]: [fuck_up_reason]"
-
-		return "is the most pokemon of all time"
-
 	TgsChatBroadcast(new /datum/tgs_message_content("Recieved non-tgs topic: `[T]`"))
 
 	return "feck"
diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs
index bd1671e05e8..329fab6aa19 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ await Task.WhenAll(
 
 			await RunLongRunningTestThenUpdate(cancellationToken);
 
-			await TestDDIsntResolvingSymlink(cancellationToken);
-
 			await RunLongRunningTestThenUpdateWithNewDme(cancellationToken);
 			await RunLongRunningTestThenUpdateWithByondVersionSwitch(cancellationToken);
 
@@ -152,70 +150,6 @@ await instanceClient.DreamDaemon.Update(new DreamDaemonRequest
 			System.Console.WriteLine($"TEST: END WATCHDOG TESTS {instanceClient.Metadata.Name}");
 		}
 
-		async ValueTask TestDDIsntResolvingSymlink(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
-		{
-			System.Console.WriteLine("STARTING SYMLINK RESOLVE TEST");
-			var deployTask = DeployTestDme("long_running_test_rooted", DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted, true, cancellationToken);
-
-			var previous = await instanceClient.DreamDaemon.Read(cancellationToken);
-			if (previous.SecurityLevel.Value != DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted)
-			{
-				var updated = await instanceClient.DreamDaemon.Update(new DreamDaemonRequest
-				{
-					SecurityLevel = DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted
-				}, cancellationToken);
-
-				Assert.AreEqual(DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted, updated.SecurityLevel);
-			}
-
-			var startState = await deployTask;
-
-			await WaitForJob(await StartDD(cancellationToken), 30, false, null, cancellationToken);
-
-			var command = topicClient.SanitizeString(
-				Path.GetFullPath(
-					Path.Combine(
-						instanceClient.Metadata.Path,
-						"Game",
-						"Live")));
-			command = $"vaporeon={command}";
-
-			var topicRequestResult = await topicClient.SendTopic(
-				IPAddress.Loopback,
-				command,
-				ddPort,
-				cancellationToken);
-
-			Assert.IsNotNull(topicRequestResult);
-			Assert.AreEqual("is the most pokemon of all time", topicRequestResult.StringData);
-
-			await DeployTestDme("long_running_test_rooted", DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted, true, cancellationToken);
-			var newState = await TellWorldToReboot(cancellationToken);
-
-			Assert.AreNotEqual(startState.ActiveCompileJob.Id, newState.ActiveCompileJob.Id);
-			topicRequestResult = await topicClient.SendTopic(
-				IPAddress.Loopback,
-				command,
-				ddPort,
-				cancellationToken);
-
-			Assert.IsNotNull(topicRequestResult);
-			Assert.AreEqual("is the most pokemon of all time", topicRequestResult.StringData);
-
-			await instanceClient.DreamDaemon.Shutdown(cancellationToken);
-			if (previous.SecurityLevel.Value != DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted)
-			{
-				var updated = await instanceClient.DreamDaemon.Update(new DreamDaemonRequest
-				{
-					SecurityLevel = previous.SecurityLevel
-				}, cancellationToken);
-
-				Assert.AreEqual(previous.SecurityLevel, updated.SecurityLevel);
-			}
-
-			System.Console.WriteLine("END SYMLINK RESOLVE TEST");
-		}
-
 		async Task InteropTestsForLongRunningDme(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
 		{
 			await StartAndLeaveRunning(cancellationToken);