diff --git a/tests/positive/shaderval.cpp b/tests/positive/shaderval.cpp
index 68e60886240..b87530dfb6d 100644
--- a/tests/positive/shaderval.cpp
+++ b/tests/positive/shaderval.cpp
@@ -2776,77 +2776,3 @@ TEST_F(VkPositiveLayerTest, Spirv16Vulkan13) {
     VkShaderObj vs(this, bindStateVertShaderText, VK_SHADER_STAGE_VERTEX_BIT, SPV_ENV_VULKAN_1_3);
     m_errorMonitor->VerifyNotFound();
 }
-
-TEST_F(VkPositiveLayerTest, TestAliasedDescriptorArrayWithUnusedTypes) {
-    TEST_DESCRIPTION("Create shader with unused aliased descriptor");
-
-    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(Init());
-    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(InitRenderTarget());
-
-    m_errorMonitor->ExpectSuccess();
-
-    VkSamplerCreateInfo sampler_ci = SafeSaneSamplerCreateInfo();
-
-    VkImageObj image1(m_device);
-    image1.Init(32, 32, 1, VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM, VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT, VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL, 0);
-    VkImageView view1 = image1.targetView(VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM);
-    vk_testing::Sampler sampler1;
-    sampler1.init(*m_device, sampler_ci);
-
-    VkImageObj image2(m_device);
-    auto image_ci = LvlInitStruct<VkImageCreateInfo>();
-    image_ci.flags = VK_IMAGE_CREATE_CUBE_COMPATIBLE_BIT;
-    image_ci.imageType = VK_IMAGE_TYPE_2D;
-    image_ci.format = VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM;
-    image_ci.extent.width = 32;
-    image_ci.extent.height = 32;
-    image_ci.extent.depth = 1;
-    image_ci.mipLevels = 1;
-    image_ci.arrayLayers = 6;
-    image_ci.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
-    image_ci.tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL;
-    image_ci.usage = VK_IMAGE_USAGE_SAMPLED_BIT;
-    image2.Init(image_ci);
-    VkImageView view2 = image2.targetView(VK_FORMAT_B8G8R8A8_UNORM, VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT, 0, 1, 0, 6, VK_IMAGE_VIEW_TYPE_CUBE);
-    vk_testing::Sampler sampler2;
-    sampler2.init(*m_device, sampler_ci);
-
-    char const *fsSource = R"glsl(
-        #version 450
-        layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform sampler2D samp1[2];
-        layout(set = 0, binding = 0) uniform samplerCube samp2[2]; // samp2 is unused
-        layout(location = 0) out vec4 color;
-        void main() {
-            color = texture(samp1[0], vec2(0.5f));
-        }
-    )glsl";
-
-    VkShaderObj fs(this, fsSource, VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT);
-
-    OneOffDescriptorSet ds(m_device, {
-                                         {0, VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER, 2, VK_SHADER_STAGE_FRAGMENT_BIT, nullptr},
-                                     });
-    ds.WriteDescriptorImageInfo(0, view1, sampler1.handle(), VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER);
-    ds.WriteDescriptorImageInfo(0, view2, sampler2.handle(), VK_DESCRIPTOR_TYPE_COMBINED_IMAGE_SAMPLER,
-                                VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_SHADER_READ_ONLY_OPTIMAL, 1);
-    ds.UpdateDescriptorSets();
-
-    CreatePipelineHelper pipe(*this);
-    pipe.InitInfo();
-    pipe.shader_stages_ = {pipe.vs_->GetStageCreateInfo(), fs.GetStageCreateInfo()};
-    pipe.InitState();
-    pipe.pipeline_layout_ = VkPipelineLayoutObj(m_device, {&ds.layout_});
-    pipe.CreateGraphicsPipeline();
-
-    m_commandBuffer->begin();
-    m_commandBuffer->BeginRenderPass(m_renderPassBeginInfo);
-
-    vk::CmdBindPipeline(m_commandBuffer->handle(), VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipe.pipeline_);
-    vk::CmdBindDescriptorSets(m_commandBuffer->handle(), VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS, pipe.pipeline_layout_.handle(), 0, 1,
-                              &ds.set_, 0, nullptr);
-    vk::CmdDraw(m_commandBuffer->handle(), 3, 1, 0, 0);
-
-    m_commandBuffer->EndRenderPass();
-    m_commandBuffer->end();
-    m_errorMonitor->VerifyNotFound();
-}