diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 8e8b12358d..b0338800b5 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@ pub fn build(b: &Builder) {
     const test_filter = b.option([]const u8, "test-filter", "Skip tests that do not match filter");
     const test_step = b.step("test", "Run all the tests");
 
-    const run_tests_exe = b.addExecutable("run_tests", "test/run_tests.zig");
-
-    const run_tests_cmd = b.addCommand(b.out_dir, b.env_map, "./run_tests", [][]const u8{});
-    run_tests_cmd.step.dependOn(&run_tests_exe.step);
-
     const self_hosted_tests = b.step("test-self-hosted", "Run the self-hosted tests");
     test_step.dependOn(self_hosted_tests);
     for ([]bool{false, true}) |release| {
@@ -40,8 +35,6 @@ pub fn build(b: &Builder) {
         }
     }
 
-    //test_step.dependOn(&run_tests_cmd.step);
-
     test_step.dependOn(tests.addCompareOutputTests(b, test_filter));
     test_step.dependOn(tests.addBuildExampleTests(b, test_filter));
     test_step.dependOn(tests.addCompileErrorTests(b, test_filter));
diff --git a/test/run_tests.zig b/test/run_tests.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 5cdaa94fe7..0000000000
--- a/test/run_tests.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-const io = @import("std").io;
-
-pub fn main() -> %void {
-    %%io.stderr.printf("TODO run tests\n");
-}