diff --git a/test/units/testsuite-01.sh b/test/units/testsuite-01.sh
index 475eaa2923..91dd47ca14 100755
--- a/test/units/testsuite-01.sh
+++ b/test/units/testsuite-01.sh
@@ -44,17 +44,4 @@ systemctl daemon-reload
 # of systemd-analyze blame. See issue #27187.
 systemd-analyze blame
 
-# Test for 'systemd-update-utmp runlevel' vs 'systemctl daemon-reexec'.
-# See issue #27163.
-# shellcheck disable=SC2034
-for _ in {0..10}; do
-    systemctl daemon-reexec &
-    pid_reexec=$!
-    # shellcheck disable=SC2034
-    for _ in {0..10}; do
-        SYSTEMD_LOG_LEVEL=debug /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-update-utmp runlevel
-    done
-    wait "$pid_reexec"
-done
-
 echo OK >/testok