diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/test_collectors.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/test_collectors.py
index 8ad0025787f..4066d9d2cb9 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/test_collectors.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/test_collectors.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import pytest
-
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 from . base import BaseFactsTest
@@ -364,21 +362,6 @@ class TestServiceMgrFacts(BaseFactsTest):
 
     # TODO: dedupe some of this test code
 
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value=None)
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.ServiceMgrFactCollector.is_systemd_managed', return_value=False)
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.ServiceMgrFactCollector.is_systemd_managed_offline', return_value=False)
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.os.path.exists', return_value=False)
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason='faulty test')
-    def test_service_mgr_runit_one(self, mock_gfc, mock_ism, mock_ismo, mock_ope):
-        # no /proc/1/comm, ps returns non-0
-        # should fallback to 'service'
-        module = self._mock_module()
-        module.run_command = Mock(return_value=(1, '', 'wat'))
-        fact_collector = self.collector_class()
-        facts_dict = fact_collector.collect(module=module)
-        self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
-        self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'service')
-
     @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value=None)
     def test_no_proc1_ps_random_init(self, mock_gfc):
         # no /proc/1/comm, ps returns '/sbin/sys11' which we dont know
@@ -390,28 +373,8 @@ class TestServiceMgrFacts(BaseFactsTest):
         self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
         self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'sys11')
 
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value=None)
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.ServiceMgrFactCollector.is_systemd_managed', return_value=False)
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.ServiceMgrFactCollector.is_systemd_managed_offline', return_value=False)
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.os.path.exists', return_value=False)
-    @pytest.mark.skip(reason='faulty test')
-    def test_service_mgr_runit_two(self, mock_gfc, mock_ism, mock_ismo, mock_ope):
-        # no /proc/1/comm, ps fails, distro and system are clowncar
-        # should end up return 'sys11'
-        module = self._mock_module()
-        module.run_command = Mock(return_value=(1, '', ''))
-        collected_facts = {'distribution': 'clowncar',
-                           'system': 'ClownCarOS'}
-        fact_collector = self.collector_class()
-        facts_dict = fact_collector.collect(module=module,
-                                            collected_facts=collected_facts)
-        self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
-        self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'service')
-
     @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value='runit-init')
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.os.path.islink', side_effect=lambda x: x == '/sbin/init')
-    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.os.readlink', side_effect=lambda x: '/sbin/runit-init' if x == '/sbin/init' else '/bin/false')
-    def test_service_mgr_runit(self, mock_gfc, mock_opl, mock_orl):
+    def test_service_mgr_runit(self, mock_gfc):
         # /proc/1/comm contains 'runit-init', ps fails, service manager is runit
         # should end up return 'runit'
         module = self._mock_module()
@@ -438,50 +401,6 @@ class TestServiceMgrFacts(BaseFactsTest):
         self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
         self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'runit')
 
-    # TODO: reenable these tests when we can mock more easily
-
-#    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value=None)
-#    def test_sunos_fallback(self, mock_gfc):
-#        # no /proc/1/comm, ps fails, 'system' is SunOS
-#        # should end up return 'smf'?
-#        module = self._mock_module()
-#        # FIXME: the result here is a kluge to at least cover more of service_mgr.collect
-#        # TODO: remove
-#        # FIXME: have to force a pid for results here to get into any of the system/distro checks
-#        module.run_command = Mock(return_value=(1, ' 37 ', ''))
-#        collected_facts = {'system': 'SunOS'}
-#        fact_collector = self.collector_class(module=module)
-#        facts_dict = fact_collector.collect(collected_facts=collected_facts)
-#        print('facts_dict: %s' % facts_dict)
-#        self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
-#        self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'smf')
-
-#    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value=None)
-#    def test_aix_fallback(self, mock_gfc):
-#        # no /proc/1/comm, ps fails, 'system' is SunOS
-#        # should end up return 'smf'?
-#        module = self._mock_module()
-#        module.run_command = Mock(return_value=(1, '', ''))
-#        collected_facts = {'system': 'AIX'}
-#        fact_collector = self.collector_class(module=module)
-#        facts_dict = fact_collector.collect(collected_facts=collected_facts)
-#        print('facts_dict: %s' % facts_dict)
-#        self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
-#        self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'src')
-
-#    @patch('ansible.module_utils.facts.system.service_mgr.get_file_content', return_value=None)
-#    def test_linux_fallback(self, mock_gfc):
-#        # no /proc/1/comm, ps fails, 'system' is SunOS
-#        # should end up return 'smf'?
-#        module = self._mock_module()
-#        module.run_command = Mock(return_value=(1, '  37 ', ''))
-#        collected_facts = {'system': 'Linux'}
-#        fact_collector = self.collector_class(module=module)
-#        facts_dict = fact_collector.collect(collected_facts=collected_facts)
-#        print('facts_dict: %s' % facts_dict)
-#        self.assertIsInstance(facts_dict, dict)
-#        self.assertEqual(facts_dict['service_mgr'], 'sdfadf')
-
 
 class TestSshPubKeyFactCollector(BaseFactsTest):
     __test__ = True