diff --git a/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/conf.py b/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/conf.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 002f791ee..000000000
--- a/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/conf.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-
-master_doc =  'file2'
-
-latex_documents = [
-        ('file1', 'file1.tex', 'Multiple files building test: file1', 'Sphinx',
-            'article'),
-        ('file2', 'file2.tex', 'Multiple files building test: file2', 'Sphinx',
-            'report'),
-]
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/file1.rst b/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/file1.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index 0613d1ec6..000000000
--- a/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/file1.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Testing multiple latex documents build
-======================================
-
-This is the first document.
diff --git a/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/file2.rst b/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/file2.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index a7b15a2e8..000000000
--- a/tests/roots/test-build-multiple-latex-docs/file2.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-Testing multiple latex documents build
-======================================
-
-This is the second document.
diff --git a/tests/test_build_latex.py b/tests/test_build_latex.py
index 06a6ce9a5..56c1329f7 100644
--- a/tests/test_build_latex.py
+++ b/tests/test_build_latex.py
@@ -122,14 +122,6 @@ def test_build_latex_doc(app, status, warning, engine, docclass):
     compile_latex_document(app)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.sphinx('latex', testroot='build-multiple-latex-docs')
-def test_build_multiple_latex_docs(app, status, warning):
-    app.builder.build_all()
-
-    assert (app.outdir / 'file1.tex').isfile()
-    assert (app.outdir / 'file2.tex').isfile()
-
-
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('latex')
 def test_writer(app, status, warning):
     app.builder.build_all()
@@ -178,27 +170,11 @@ def test_latex_basic(app, status, warning):
     print(result)
     print(status.getvalue())
     print(warning.getvalue())
-    assert r'\begin{document}' in result
-    assert r'\maketitle' in result
-    assert r'\sphinxtableofcontents' in result
     assert r'\title{The basic Sphinx documentation for testing}' in result
     assert r'\release{}' in result
     assert r'\renewcommand{\releasename}{}' in result
 
 
-@pytest.mark.sphinx('latex', testroot='basic', confoverrides={'language':'de'})
-def test_latex_shorthandoff(app, status, warning):
-    app.builder.build_all()
-    result = (app.outdir / 'test.tex').text(encoding='utf8')
-    print(result)
-    print(status.getvalue())
-    print(warning.getvalue())
-    assert ('\\ifdefined\\shorthandoff\n'
-            '  \\ifnum\\catcode`\\=\\string=\\active\\shorthandoff{=}\\fi\n'
-            '  \\ifnum\\catcode`\\"=\\active\\shorthandoff{"}\\fi\n'
-            '\\fi\n' in result)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.sphinx('latex', testroot='latex-title')
 def test_latex_title_after_admonitions(app, status, warning):
     app.builder.build_all()