diff --git a/tests/data/rules/falco.go b/tests/data/rules/falco.go
index dcc1efc..03ab7f0 100644
--- a/tests/data/rules/falco.go
+++ b/tests/data/rules/falco.go
@@ -352,13 +352,6 @@ var InvalidAppendMacro = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 `,
 )
 
-var InvalidAppendMacroDangling = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
-	"invalid_append_macro_dangling.yaml",
-	`- macro: dangling append
-  condition: and evt.type=execve
-  append: true`,
-)
-
 var InvalidAppendMacroMultipleDocs = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 	"invalid_append_macro_multiple_docs.yaml",
 	`---
@@ -647,15 +640,6 @@ var ListAppend = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 `,
 )
 
-var ListAppendFailure = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
-	"list_append_failure.yaml",
-	`
-- list: my_list
-  items: [not-cat]
-  append: true
-`,
-)
-
 var ListAppendFalse = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 	"list_append_false.yaml",
 	`
@@ -987,15 +971,6 @@ var RuleAppend = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 `,
 )
 
-var RuleAppendFailure = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
-	"rule_append_failure.yaml",
-	`
-- rule: my_rule
-  condition: evt.type=open
-  append: true
-`,
-)
-
 var RuleAppendFalse = run.NewStringFileAccessor(
 	"rule_append_false.yaml",
 	`
diff --git a/tests/falco/legacy_test.go b/tests/falco/legacy_test.go
index a13ca8f..1d38a9e 100644
--- a/tests/falco/legacy_test.go
+++ b/tests/falco/legacy_test.go
@@ -521,23 +521,6 @@ func TestFalco_Legacy_ListSubBare(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, res.ExitCode())
 }
 
-func TestFalco_Legacy_InvalidAppendMacroDangling(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	checkDefaultConfig(t)
-	res := falco.Test(
-		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
-		falco.WithOutputJSON(),
-		falco.WithRulesValidation(rules.InvalidAppendMacroDangling),
-	)
-	assert.NotNil(t, res.RuleValidation().AllErrors().
-		OfCode("LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE").
-		OfItemType("macro").
-		OfItemName("dangling append").
-		OfMessage("Macro has 'append' key but no macro by that name already exists"))
-	assert.Error(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, res.ExitCode())
-}
-
 func TestFalco_Legacy_InvalidOverwriteMacroMultipleDocs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	checkDefaultConfig(t)
@@ -1096,23 +1079,6 @@ func TestFalco_Legacy_MonitorSyscallDropsLog(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, res.ExitCode())
 }
 
-func TestFalco_Legacy_InvalidRuleAppendDangling(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	checkDefaultConfig(t)
-	res := falco.Test(
-		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
-		falco.WithOutputJSON(),
-		falco.WithRulesValidation(rules.RuleAppendFailure),
-	)
-	assert.NotNil(t, res.RuleValidation().AllErrors().
-		OfCode("LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE").
-		OfItemType("rule").
-		OfItemName("my_rule").
-		OfMessage("Rule has 'append' key but no rule by that name already exists"))
-	assert.Error(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, res.ExitCode())
-}
-
 func TestFalco_Legacy_InvalidOverwriteRule(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	checkDefaultConfig(t)
@@ -1713,23 +1679,6 @@ func TestFalco_Legacy_InvalidArrayItemNotObject(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, 1, res.ExitCode())
 }
 
-func TestFalco_Legacy_InvalidListAppendDangling(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Parallel()
-	checkDefaultConfig(t)
-	res := falco.Test(
-		tests.NewFalcoExecutableRunner(t),
-		falco.WithOutputJSON(),
-		falco.WithRulesValidation(rules.ListAppendFailure),
-	)
-	assert.NotNil(t, res.RuleValidation().AllErrors().
-		OfCode("LOAD_ERR_VALIDATE").
-		OfItemType("list").
-		OfItemName("my_list").
-		OfMessage("List has 'append' key but no list by that name already exists"))
-	assert.Error(t, res.Err(), "%s", res.Stderr())
-	assert.Equal(t, 1, res.ExitCode())
-}
-
 func TestFalco_Legacy_RuleExceptionSecondItem(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	checkDefaultConfig(t)