diff --git a/changes.d/6476.break.md b/changes.d/6476.break.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e86af9d978f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes.d/6476.break.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Remove support for the EmPy template engine.
diff --git a/conda-environment.yml b/conda-environment.yml
index 4a598468d67..6d31dce5489 100644
--- a/conda-environment.yml
+++ b/conda-environment.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ dependencies:
   - tomli >=2 # [py<3.11]
 
 # optional dependencies
-  #- empy >=3.3,<3.4
   #- pandas >=1.0,<2
   #- pympler
   #- matplotlib-base
diff --git a/cylc/flow/parsec/empysupport.py b/cylc/flow/parsec/empysupport.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e3dc5e28df4..00000000000
--- a/cylc/flow/parsec/empysupport.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-# THIS FILE IS PART OF THE CYLC WORKFLOW ENGINE.
-# Copyright (C) NIWA & British Crown (Met Office) & Contributors.
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-"""cylc support for the EmPy template processor
-
-Importing code should catch ImportError in case EmPy is not installed.
-"""
-
-from io import StringIO
-import em
-import os
-import typing as t
-
-from cylc.flow.parsec.exceptions import EmPyError
-from cylc.flow.parsec.fileparse import get_cylc_env_vars
-
-
-def empyprocess(
-    _fpath: str,
-    flines: t.List[str],
-    dir_: str,
-    template_vars: t.Optional[t.Dict[str, t.Any]] = None,
-) -> t.List[str]:
-    """Pass configure file through EmPy processor.
-
-    Args:
-        _fpath:
-            The path to the root template file (i.e. the flow.cylc file)
-        flines:
-            List of template lines to process.
-        dir_:
-            The path to the configuration directory.
-        template_vars:
-            Dictionary of template variables.
-
-    """
-
-    cwd = os.getcwd()
-
-    os.chdir(dir_)
-    ftempl = StringIO('\n'.join(flines))
-    xtempl = StringIO()
-    interpreter = em.Interpreter(output=em.UncloseableFile(xtempl))
-
-    # Add `CYLC_` environment variables to the global namespace.
-    interpreter.updateGlobals(
-        get_cylc_env_vars()
-    )
-
-    try:
-        interpreter.file(ftempl, '<template>', template_vars)
-    except Exception as exc:
-        lineno = interpreter.contexts[-1].identify()[1]
-        raise EmPyError(
-            str(exc),
-            lines={'<template>': flines[max(lineno - 4, 0): lineno]},
-        ) from None
-    finally:
-        interpreter.shutdown()
-        xworkflow = xtempl.getvalue()
-        os.chdir(cwd)
-        ftempl.close()
-        xtempl.close()
-
-    flow_config = []
-    for line in xworkflow.splitlines():
-        # EmPy leaves blank lines where source lines contain
-        # only EmPy code; this matters if line continuation
-        # markers are involved, so we remove blank lines here.
-        if not line.strip():
-            continue
-            # restoring newlines here is only necessary for display by
-        # the cylc view command:
-        # ##flow_config.append(line + '\n')
-        flow_config.append(line)
-
-    return flow_config
diff --git a/cylc/flow/parsec/exceptions.py b/cylc/flow/parsec/exceptions.py
index 690d583b885..545a62cf753 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/parsec/exceptions.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/parsec/exceptions.py
@@ -141,10 +141,6 @@ class TemplateVarLanguageClash(FileParseError):
     """Multiple workflow configuration templating engines configured."""
 
 
-class EmPyError(FileParseError):
-    """Wrapper class for EmPy exceptions."""
-
-
 class Jinja2Error(FileParseError):
     """Wrapper class for Jinja2 exceptions.
 
diff --git a/cylc/flow/parsec/fileparse.py b/cylc/flow/parsec/fileparse.py
index f4de85aee3c..5b4f0130e84 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/parsec/fileparse.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/parsec/fileparse.py
@@ -258,8 +258,7 @@ def process_plugins(fpath: 'Union[str, Path]', opts: 'Values'):
         'env': A dictionary of environment variables.
         'template_variables': A dictionary of template variables.
         'templating_detected': Where the plugin identifies a templating
-            language this is specified here. Expected values are ``jinja2``
-            or ``empy``.
+            language this is specified here.
 
     args:
         fpath: Path to a config file. Plugin will look at the parent
@@ -446,7 +445,6 @@ def read_and_proc(
         flines = [line.rstrip('\n') for line in f]
 
     do_inline = True
-    do_empy = True
     do_jinja2 = True
     do_contin = True
 
@@ -456,8 +454,6 @@ def read_and_proc(
         template_vars = {}
 
     if viewcfg:
-        if not viewcfg['empy']:
-            do_empy = False
         if not viewcfg['jinja2']:
             do_jinja2 = False
         if not viewcfg['contin']:
@@ -479,27 +475,6 @@ def read_and_proc(
     process_with = hashbang_and_plugin_templating_clash(
         extra_vars[TEMPLATING_DETECTED], flines
     )
-    # process with EmPy
-    if do_empy:
-        if (
-            extra_vars[TEMPLATING_DETECTED] == 'empy' and
-            not process_with and
-            process_with != 'empy'
-        ):
-            flines.insert(0, '#!empy')
-
-        if flines and re.match(r'^#![Ee]m[Pp]y\s*', flines[0]):
-            LOG.debug('Processing with EmPy')
-            try:
-                from cylc.flow.parsec.empysupport import empyprocess
-            except ImportError:
-                raise ParsecError(
-                    'EmPy Python package must be installed '
-                    'to process file: ' + fpath
-                ) from None
-            flines = empyprocess(
-                fpath, flines, fdir, template_vars
-            )
 
     # process with Jinja2
     if do_jinja2:
@@ -546,8 +521,7 @@ def hashbang_and_plugin_templating_clash(
         flines: The lines of text from file.
 
     Returns:
-        The hashbang, in lower case, to allow for users using any of
-        ['empy', 'EmPy', 'EMPY'], or similar in other templating languages.
+        The hashbang, in lower case.
 
     Examples:
         - Hashbang and templating_detected match:
@@ -559,7 +533,7 @@ def hashbang_and_plugin_templating_clash(
             >>> thisfunc('', [''])
 
         - Function raises if templating engines clash:
-            >>> thisfunc('empy', ['#!jinja2'])
+            >>> thisfunc('other', ['#!jinja2'])
             Traceback (most recent call last):
                 ...
             cylc.flow.parsec.exceptions.TemplateVarLanguageClash: ...
diff --git a/cylc/flow/scripts/lint.py b/cylc/flow/scripts/lint.py
index 0dd991b8fa9..cf9705232d1 100755
--- a/cylc/flow/scripts/lint.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/scripts/lint.py
@@ -421,8 +421,6 @@ def check_indentation(line: str) -> bool:
         | <[^>]+>
         # or Jinja2
         | {{.*?}} | {%.*?%} | {\#.*?\#}
-        # or EmPy
-        | (@[\[{\(]).*([\]\}\)])
     ''',
     re.X
 )
diff --git a/cylc/flow/scripts/view.py b/cylc/flow/scripts/view.py
index 6eaa2bd6bb1..4050029e3a1 100644
--- a/cylc/flow/scripts/view.py
+++ b/cylc/flow/scripts/view.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 Print a processed workflow configuration.
 
 Print workflow configurations as processed before full parsing by Cylc. This
-includes Jinja2 or Empy template processing, and inlining of include-files.
+includes Jinja2 template processing, and inlining of include-files.
 Some explanatory markup may also be requested.
 
 Warning:
@@ -63,12 +63,6 @@ def get_option_parser():
         "--inline", "-i", help="Inline include-files.", action="store_true",
         default=False, dest="inline")
 
-    parser.add_option(
-        "--empy", "-e",
-        help="View after EmPy template processing "
-             "(implies '-i/--inline' as well).",
-        action="store_true", default=False, dest="empy")
-
     parser.add_option(
         "--jinja2", "-j",
         help="View after Jinja2 template processing "
@@ -77,7 +71,7 @@ def get_option_parser():
 
     parser.add_option(
         "-p", "--process",
-        help="View after all processing (EmPy, Jinja2, inlining, "
+        help="View after all processing (Jinja2, inlining, "
              "line-continuation joining).",
         action="store_true", default=False, dest="process")
 
@@ -138,13 +132,9 @@ async def _main(options: 'Values', workflow_id: str) -> None:
             'mark': options.mark,
             'single': options.single,
             'label': options.label,
-            'empy': options.empy or options.process,
             'jinja2': options.jinja2 or options.process,
             'contin': options.cat or options.process,
-            'inline': (
-                options.jinja2 or options.empy or
-                options.inline or options.process
-            ),
+            'inline': options.inline or options.process,
         },
         opts=options,
     ):
diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 04d12d224b4..ae3ad912fee 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ addopts = --verbose
     --dist=loadscope
     # ignore files which cause issues with test collection
     --ignore=cylc/flow/data_messages_pb2.py
-    --ignore=cylc/flow/parsec/empysupport.py
     --ignore=cylc/flow/parsec/example
     # disable pytest-tornasync because it conflicts with pytest-asyncio's auto mode
     -p no:tornado
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 4e3b2f65200..3dfba8e9a73 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ install_requires =
 include = cylc*
 
 [options.extras_require]
-empy =
-    EmPy==3.3.*
 graph =
     pillow
 main_loop-log_data_store =
@@ -137,7 +135,6 @@ tutorials =
     pillow
     requests
 all =
-    %(empy)s
     %(graph)s
     %(main_loop-log_data_store)s
     %(main_loop-log_db)s
diff --git a/tests/functional/empy/00-simple.t b/tests/functional/empy/00-simple.t
deleted file mode 100644
index 965fc1cb47f..00000000000
--- a/tests/functional/empy/00-simple.t
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-# THIS FILE IS PART OF THE CYLC WORKFLOW ENGINE.
-# Copyright (C) NIWA & British Crown (Met Office) & Contributors.
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# basic EmPy expansion test
-. "$(dirname "$0")/test_header"
-if ! python -c 'import em'; then
-    skip_all '"EmPy" not installed'
-fi
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-set_test_number 2
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-install_workflow "${TEST_NAME_BASE}" '00-simple'
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TEST_NAME="${TEST_NAME_BASE}-validate"
-run_ok "${TEST_NAME}" cylc validate -o 'flow.cylc.processed' "${WORKFLOW_NAME}"
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-TEST_NAME="${TEST_NAME_BASE}-check-expansion"
-cmp_ok 'flow.cylc.processed' "${TEST_SOURCE_DIR}/00-simple/flow.cylc-expanded"
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-purge
diff --git a/tests/functional/empy/00-simple/flow.cylc b/tests/functional/empy/00-simple/flow.cylc
deleted file mode 100644
index f10b267dcd5..00000000000
--- a/tests/functional/empy/00-simple/flow.cylc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-#!empy
-@{ MYVAR = "this is a set variable" }@
-
-[scheduling]
-    [[graph]]
-        R1 = "a => FAM"
-[runtime]
-    [[a]]
-        script = echo @(MYVAR)
-    [[FAM]]
-        [[[environment]]]
-            TITLE="member"
-@[ for num in range(5) ]@
-    [[member_@num]]
-        inherit = FAM
-        script = echo I am $TITLE @num
-@[ end for ]@
diff --git a/tests/unit/parsec/test_empysupport.py b/tests/unit/parsec/test_empysupport.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8bd4260a323..00000000000
--- a/tests/unit/parsec/test_empysupport.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-# THIS FILE IS PART OF THE CYLC WORKFLOW ENGINE.
-# Copyright (C) NIWA & British Crown (Met Office) & Contributors.
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-"""
-EmPy is an optional dependency, so tests need to check if that is installed!
-"""
-
-import sys
-import tempfile
-import unittest
-
-from cylc.flow.parsec.exceptions import EmPyError
-from cylc.flow.parsec.fileparse import read_and_proc
-
-IS_EMPY_INSTALLED = True
-
-try:
-    from cylc.flow.parsec import empysupport
-except ImportError:
-    IS_EMPY_INSTALLED = False
-
-
-@unittest.skipUnless(IS_EMPY_INSTALLED, "EmPy not installed")
-class TestEmpysupport1(unittest.TestCase):
-
-    def test_empysupport_empyprocess(self):
-        lines = ["My name is @name", ""]
-        variables = {'name': 'Cylc'}
-        template_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
-
-        r = empysupport.empyprocess(None, lines, template_dir, variables)
-        # after this, we would normally have an error in unittest as follows:
-        # AttributeError: ProxyFile instance has no attribute 'getvalue'
-        # That's due to a Proxy installed by EmPy to replace sys.stdout.
-        # We restore the sys.stdout in the end of the tests
-        # TODO: is it OK? Does everything else works OK in Jinja after this?
-        # Note: writing multiple methods will result in an error too
-
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(r))
-        self.assertEqual('My name is Cylc', r[0])
-        sys.stdout.getvalue = lambda: ''
-
-        lines = []
-        template_dir = tempfile.gettempdir()
-
-        r = empysupport.empyprocess(None, lines, template_dir)
-
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(r))
-
-        # --- testing fileparse (here due to stdout issue)
-
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as tf:
-            fpath = tf.name
-            template_vars = {
-                'name': 'Cylc'
-            }
-            viewcfg = {
-                'empy': True, 'jinja2': False,
-                'contin': False, 'inline': False
-            }
-            tf.write("#!empy\na=@name\n".encode())
-            tf.flush()
-            r = read_and_proc(fpath=fpath, template_vars=template_vars,
-                              viewcfg=viewcfg)
-            self.assertEqual(['a=Cylc'], r)
-
-            del template_vars['name']
-
-            with self.assertRaises(EmPyError):
-                read_and_proc(fpath=fpath, template_vars=template_vars,
-                              viewcfg=viewcfg)
-            sys.stdout.getvalue = lambda: ''
-
-        sys.stdout.getvalue = lambda: ''
diff --git a/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse.py b/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse.py
index f09673903f9..85e03eca2cb 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse.py
+++ b/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse.py
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ def test_read_and_proc_no_template_engine():
         fpath = tf.name
         template_vars = None
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': False,
-            'contin': False, 'inline': False
+            'jinja2': False,
+            'contin': False,
+            'inline': False,
         }
         tf.write("a=b\n".encode())
         tf.flush()
@@ -300,8 +301,9 @@ def test_read_and_proc_no_template_engine():
         tf.flush()
 
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': False,
-            'contin': True, 'inline': False
+            'jinja2': False,
+            'contin': True,
+            'inline': False,
         }
         r = read_and_proc(fpath=fpath, template_vars=template_vars,
                           viewcfg=viewcfg)
@@ -313,9 +315,12 @@ def test_inline():
         fpath = tf.name
         template_vars = None
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': False,
-            'contin': False, 'inline': True,
-            'mark': None, 'single': None, 'label': None
+            'jinja2': False,
+            'contin': False,
+            'inline': True,
+            'mark': None,
+            'single': None,
+            'label': None,
         }
         with NamedTemporaryFile() as include_file:
             include_file.write("c=d".encode())
@@ -333,9 +338,12 @@ def test_inline_error():
         fpath = tf.name
         template_vars = None
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': False,
-            'contin': False, 'inline': True,
-            'mark': None, 'single': None, 'label': None
+            'jinja2': False,
+            'contin': False,
+            'inline': True,
+            'mark': None,
+            'single': None,
+            'label': None,
         }
         tf.write("a=b\n%include \"404.txt\"".encode())
         tf.flush()
@@ -352,8 +360,9 @@ def test_read_and_proc_jinja2():
             'name': 'Cylc'
         }
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': True,
-            'contin': False, 'inline': False
+            'jinja2': True,
+            'contin': False,
+            'inline': False,
         }
         tf.write("#!jinja2\na={{ name }}\n".encode())
         tf.flush()
@@ -375,7 +384,6 @@ def test_read_and_proc_cwd(tmp_path):
         (sdir / sub).touch()
 
     viewcfg = {
-        'empy': False,
         'jinja2': True,
         'contin': False,
         'inline': False
@@ -405,8 +413,9 @@ def test_read_and_proc_jinja2_error():
             'name': 'Cylc'
         }
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': True,
-            'contin': False, 'inline': False
+            'jinja2': True,
+            'contin': False,
+            'inline': False,
         }
         tf.write("#!jinja2\na={{ name \n".encode())
         tf.flush()
@@ -426,8 +435,9 @@ def test_read_and_proc_jinja2_error_missing_shebang():
             'name': 'Cylc'
         }
         viewcfg = {
-            'empy': False, 'jinja2': True,
-            'contin': False, 'inline': False
+            'jinja2': True,
+            'contin': False,
+            'inline': False,
         }
         # first line is missing shebang!
         tf.write("a={{ name }}\n".encode())
@@ -437,8 +447,6 @@ def test_read_and_proc_jinja2_error_missing_shebang():
         assert r == ['a={{ name }}']
 
 
-# --- originally we had a test for empy here, moved to test_empysupport
-
 def test_parse_keys_only_singleline():
     with NamedTemporaryFile() as of, NamedTemporaryFile() as tf:
         fpath = tf.name
diff --git a/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse_templating_clash.py b/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse_templating_clash.py
index d8cfddd58bb..33a52ad505a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse_templating_clash.py
+++ b/tests/unit/parsec/test_fileparse_templating_clash.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'templating, hashbang',
     [
-        ['empy', 'jinja2'],
-        ['jinja2', 'empy']
+        ['other', 'jinja2'],
+        ['jinja2', 'other']
     ]
 )
 def test_read_and_proc_raises_TemplateVarLanguageClash(
diff --git a/tests/unit/scripts/test_lint.py b/tests/unit/scripts/test_lint.py
index 20ff738a1ac..ec4d8936b91 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scripts/test_lint.py
+++ b/tests/unit/scripts/test_lint.py
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ def test_check_cylc_file_line_no():
         'inherit = FOO_BAr',
         # whitespace & trailing commas
         '  inherit  =  a  ,  ',
-        # parameters, jinja2 and empy should be ignored
+        # parameters, templating code should be ignored
         # but any lowercase chars before or after should not
         'inherit = A<x>z',
         'inherit = A{{ x }}z',
@@ -313,8 +313,6 @@ def test_check_lowercase_family_names__true(line):
             'A{{ x }}, {% endfor %}',
             id='jinja2-long'
         ),
-        # empy should be ignored
-        'inherit = A@( a )Z',
         # trailing comments should be ignored
         'inherit = A, B # no, comment',
         'inherit = # a',
@@ -325,13 +323,13 @@ def test_check_lowercase_family_names__true(line):
         'inherit = <a = 1, b - 1>',
         # one really awkward, but valid example
         param(
-            'inherit = none, FOO_BAR_0, "<a - 1>", A<a>Z, A{{a}}Z, A@(a)Z',
+            'inherit = none, FOO_BAR_0, "<a - 1>", A<a>Z, A{{a}}Z',
             id='awkward'
         ),
     ]
 )
 def test_check_lowercase_family_names__false(line):
-    assert check_lowercase_family_names(line) is False
+    assert check_lowercase_family_names(line) is False 
 
 
 def test_inherit_lowercase_matches():
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_config.py b/tests/unit/test_config.py
index 4a820fdb126..d9317f9e732 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_config.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     WorkflowConfigError,
     XtriggerConfigError,
 )
-from cylc.flow.parsec.exceptions import Jinja2Error, EmPyError
+from cylc.flow.parsec.exceptions import Jinja2Error
 from cylc.flow.scheduler_cli import RunOptions
 from cylc.flow.scripts.validate import ValidateOptions
 from cylc.flow.workflow_files import WorkflowFiles
@@ -1074,47 +1074,6 @@ def test_jinja2_cylc_vars(tmp_flow_config, cylc_var, expected_err):
         assert expected_err[1] in str(exc)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    'cylc_var, expected_err',
-    [
-        ["CYLC_WORKFLOW_NAME", None],
-        ["CYLC_BEEF_WELLINGTON", (EmPyError, "is not defined")],
-    ]
-)
-def test_empy_cylc_vars(tmp_flow_config, cylc_var, expected_err):
-    """Defined CYLC_ variables should be available to empy during parsing.
-
-    This test is not located in the empy_support unit test module because
-    CYLC_ variables are only defined during workflow config parsing.
-    """
-    reg = 'nodule'
-    flow_file = tmp_flow_config(reg, """#!empy
-    # @(""" + cylc_var + """)
-    [scheduler]
-        allow implicit tasks = True
-    [scheduling]
-        [[graph]]
-            R1 = foo
-    """)
-
-    # empy replaces sys.stdout with a "proxy". And pytest needs it for capture?
-    # (clue: "pytest --capture=no" avoids the error)
-    stdout = sys.stdout
-    sys.stdout._testProxy = lambda: ''
-    sys.stdout.pop = lambda _: ''
-    sys.stdout.push = lambda _: ''
-    sys.stdout.clear = lambda _: ''
-
-    if expected_err is None:
-        WorkflowConfig(workflow=reg, fpath=flow_file, options=Values())
-    else:
-        with pytest.raises(expected_err[0]) as exc:
-            WorkflowConfig(workflow=reg, fpath=flow_file, options=Values())
-        assert expected_err[1] in str(exc)
-
-    sys.stdout = stdout
-
-
 def test_valid_rsync_includes_returns_correct_list(tmp_flow_config):
     """Test that the rsync includes in the correct """
     id_ = 'rsynctest'