diff --git a/tests/x509/test_verification.py b/tests/x509/test_verification.py
index 5365e4696e0c..d4b0bc07d606 100644
--- a/tests/x509/test_verification.py
+++ b/tests/x509/test_verification.py
@@ -10,130 +10,11 @@
 import pytest
 
 from cryptography import x509
-from cryptography.x509 import load_pem_x509_certificate
 from cryptography.x509.general_name import DNSName, IPAddress
 from cryptography.x509.verification import PolicyBuilder, Store
 from tests.x509.test_x509 import _load_cert
 
 
-def test_verify_basic():
-    ee = load_pem_x509_certificate(
-        b"""
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------END CERTIFICATE-----
-"""
-    )
-
-    intermediate = load_pem_x509_certificate(
-        b"""
------BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
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------END CERTIFICATE-----
-"""
-    )
-
-    root = load_pem_x509_certificate(
-        b"""
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-"""
-    )
-
-    verifier = (
-        PolicyBuilder()
-        .time(datetime.datetime(2023, 7, 10))
-        .store(Store([root]))
-        .build_server_verifier(subject=DNSName("cryptography.io"))
-    )
-    chain = verifier.verify(ee, [intermediate])
-
-    assert chain == [ee, intermediate, root]
-
-
 @lru_cache(maxsize=1)
 def dummy_store() -> Store:
     cert = _load_cert(