--- a/tests/package.json
+++ b/tests/package.json
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
     "testScheduler": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/scheduler.seqtest.ts",
     "testSchedulingEVM": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/eth/scheduling.test.ts",
     "testPalletPresence": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/pallet-presence.test.ts",
-    "testBlockProduction": "mocha --timeout 9999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/block-production.test.ts",
     "testCollators": "RUN_COLLATOR_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 49999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/collator-selection/**.*test.ts",
     "testCollatorSelection": "RUN_COLLATOR_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 49999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/collatorSelection.*test.ts",
     "testIdentity": "RUN_COLLATOR_TESTS=1 mocha --timeout 49999999 -r ts-node/register ./**/identity.*test.ts",
--- a/tests/src/block-production.seqtest.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2019-2022 Unique Network (Gibraltar) Ltd.
-// This file is part of Unique Network.
-
-// Unique Network is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-
-// Unique Network is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU General Public License for more details.
-
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-// along with Unique Network. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-import {ApiPromise} from '@polkadot/api';
-import {expect, itSub} from './util';
-
-const BLOCK_TIME_MS = 12000;
-const TOLERANCE_MS = 3000;
-
-/* eslint no-async-promise-executor: "off" */
-function getBlocks(api: ApiPromise): Promise<number[]> {
-  return new Promise<number[]>(async (resolve, reject) => {
-    const blockNumbers: number[] = [];
-    setTimeout(() => reject('Block production test failed due to timeout.'), BLOCK_TIME_MS + TOLERANCE_MS);
-    const unsubscribe = await api.rpc.chain.subscribeNewHeads((head: any) => {
-      blockNumbers.push(head.number.toNumber());
-      if(blockNumbers.length >= 2) {
-        unsubscribe();
-        resolve(blockNumbers);
-      }
-    });
-  });
-}
-
-describe('Block Production smoke test', () => {
-  itSub('Node produces new blocks', async ({helper}) => {
-    const blocks: number[] | undefined = await getBlocks(helper.getApi());
-    expect(blocks[0]).to.be.lessThan(blocks[1]);
-  });
-});