diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-model-check_syntax.R b/tests/testthat/test-model-check_syntax.R
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index c423d78e..00000000
--- a/tests/testthat/test-model-check_syntax.R
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-test_that("include_paths set on compiled model with mocks", {
-  stan_program_w_include <- testing_stan_file("bernoulli_include")
-
-  with_mocked_cli(compile_ret = list(status = 0), info_ret = list(), code = expect_message({
-    mod_w_include <- cmdstan_model(stan_file = stan_program_w_include, compile=TRUE,
-                                  include_paths = test_path("resources", "stan"))
-  }, 'mock-compile-was-called'))
-  expect_true(mod_w_include$check_syntax())
-})