diff --git a/tests/testsuite/death.rs b/tests/testsuite/death.rs
index b61896dc917..f9049a8f168 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/death.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/death.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ use std::io::{self, Read};
 use std::net::TcpListener;
 use std::process::{Child, Stdio};
 use std::thread;
-use std::time;
 
 #[cargo_test]
 fn ctrl_c_kills_everyone() {
@@ -87,155 +86,6 @@ fn ctrl_c_kills_everyone() {
     );
 }
 
-#[cargo_test]
-fn kill_cargo_add_never_corrupts_cargo_toml() {
-    cargo_test_support::registry::init();
-    cargo_test_support::registry::Package::new("my-package", "0.1.1+my-package").publish();
-
-    let with_dependency = r#"
-[package]
-name = "foo"
-version = "0.0.1"
-authors = []
-
-[dependencies]
-my-package = "0.1.1"
-"#;
-    let without_dependency = r#"
-[package]
-name = "foo"
-version = "0.0.1"
-authors = []
-"#;
-
-    for sleep_time_ms in [30, 60, 90] {
-        let p = project()
-            .file("Cargo.toml", without_dependency)
-            .file("src/lib.rs", "")
-            .build();
-
-        let mut cargo = p.cargo("add").arg("my-package").build_command();
-        cargo
-            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
-            .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-            .stderr(Stdio::piped());
-
-        let mut child = cargo.spawn().unwrap();
-
-        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(sleep_time_ms));
-
-        assert!(child.kill().is_ok());
-        assert!(child.wait().is_ok());
-
-        // check the Cargo.toml
-        let contents = fs::read(p.root().join("Cargo.toml")).unwrap();
-
-        // not empty
-        assert_ne!(
-            contents, b"",
-            "Cargo.toml is empty, and should not be at {} milliseconds",
-            sleep_time_ms
-        );
-
-        // We should have the original Cargo.toml or the new one, nothing else.
-        if std::str::from_utf8(&contents)
-            .unwrap()
-            .contains("[dependencies]")
-        {
-            assert_eq!(
-                std::str::from_utf8(&contents).unwrap(),
-                with_dependency,
-                "Cargo.toml is with_dependency after add at {} milliseconds",
-                sleep_time_ms
-            );
-        } else {
-            assert_eq!(
-                std::str::from_utf8(&contents).unwrap(),
-                without_dependency,
-                "Cargo.toml is without_dependency after add at {} milliseconds",
-                sleep_time_ms
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-#[cargo_test]
-fn kill_cargo_remove_never_corrupts_cargo_toml() {
-    let with_dependency = r#"
-[package]
-name = "foo"
-version = "0.0.1"
-authors = []
-build = "build.rs"
-
-[dependencies]
-bar = "0.0.1"
-"#;
-    let without_dependency = r#"
-[package]
-name = "foo"
-version = "0.0.1"
-authors = []
-build = "build.rs"
-"#;
-
-    // This test depends on killing the cargo process at the right time to cause a failed write.
-    // Note that we're iterating and using the index as time in ms to sleep before killing the cargo process.
-    // If it is working correctly, we never fail, but can't hang out here all day...
-    // So we'll just run it a few times and hope for the best.
-    for sleep_time_ms in [30, 60, 90] {
-        // new basic project with a single dependency
-        let p = project()
-            .file("Cargo.toml", with_dependency)
-            .file("src/lib.rs", "")
-            .build();
-
-        // run cargo remove the dependency
-        let mut cargo = p.cargo("remove").arg("bar").build_command();
-        cargo
-            .stdin(Stdio::piped())
-            .stdout(Stdio::piped())
-            .stderr(Stdio::piped());
-
-        let mut child = cargo.spawn().unwrap();
-
-        thread::sleep(time::Duration::from_millis(sleep_time_ms));
-
-        assert!(child.kill().is_ok());
-        assert!(child.wait().is_ok());
-
-        // check the Cargo.toml
-        let contents = fs::read(p.root().join("Cargo.toml")).unwrap();
-
-        // not empty
-        assert_ne!(
-            contents, b"",
-            "Cargo.toml is empty, and should not be at {} milliseconds",
-            sleep_time_ms
-        );
-
-        // We should have the original Cargo.toml or the new one, nothing else.
-        if std::str::from_utf8(&contents)
-            .unwrap()
-            .contains("[dependencies]")
-        {
-            assert_eq!(
-                std::str::from_utf8(&contents).unwrap(),
-                with_dependency,
-                "Cargo.toml is not the same as the original at {} milliseconds",
-                sleep_time_ms
-            );
-        } else {
-            assert_eq!(
-                std::str::from_utf8(&contents).unwrap(),
-                without_dependency,
-                "Cargo.toml is not the same as expected at {} milliseconds",
-                sleep_time_ms
-            );
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[cfg(unix)]
 pub fn ctrl_c(child: &mut Child) {
     let r = unsafe { libc::kill(-(child.id() as i32), libc::SIGINT) };