diff --git a/spacy/tests/test_misc.py b/spacy/tests/test_misc.py
index cc6d3a57d..5f9e72f79 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/test_misc.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/test_misc.py
@@ -107,36 +107,6 @@ def test_load_model_blank_shortcut():
         util.load_model("blank:fjsfijsdof")
 
 
-def test_load_model_version_compat():
-    """Test warnings for various spacy_version specifications in meta. Since
-    this is more of a hack for v2, manually specify the current major.minor
-    version to simplify test creation."""
-    nlp = util.load_model("blank:en")
-    assert nlp.meta["spacy_version"].startswith(">=2.3")
-    with make_tempdir() as d:
-        # no change: compatible
-        nlp.to_disk(d)
-        meta_path = Path(d / "meta.json")
-        util.get_model_meta(d)
-
-        # additional compatible upper pin
-        nlp.meta["spacy_version"] = ">=2.3.0,<2.4.0"
-        srsly.write_json(meta_path, nlp.meta)
-        util.get_model_meta(d)
-
-        # incompatible older version
-        nlp.meta["spacy_version"] = ">=2.2.5"
-        srsly.write_json(meta_path, nlp.meta)
-        with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
-            util.get_model_meta(d)
-
-        # invalid version specification
-        nlp.meta["spacy_version"] = ">@#$%_invalid_version"
-        srsly.write_json(meta_path, nlp.meta)
-        with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
-            util.get_model_meta(d)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "version,constraint,compatible",
     [