diff --git a/test/units/ansible_test/test_validate_modules.py b/test/units/ansible_test/test_validate_modules.py
index 1b801a59e35..a46cec2bde6 100644
--- a/test/units/ansible_test/test_validate_modules.py
+++ b/test/units/ansible_test/test_validate_modules.py
@@ -22,42 +22,3 @@ def validate_modules() -> None:
 
     sys.modules['antsibull_docs_parser'] = antsibull_docs_parser = mock.MagicMock()
     sys.modules['antsibull_docs_parser.parser'] = antsibull_docs_parser.parser = mock.MagicMock()
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('cstring,cexpected', [
-    ['if type(foo) is Bar', True],
-    ['if Bar is type(foo)', True],
-    ['if type(foo) is not Bar', True],
-    ['if Bar is not type(foo)', True],
-    ['if type(foo) == Bar', True],
-    ['if Bar == type(foo)', True],
-    ['if type(foo)==Bar', True],
-    ['if Bar==type(foo)', True],
-    ['if type(foo) != Bar', True],
-    ['if Bar != type(foo)', True],
-    ['if type(foo)!=Bar', True],
-    ['if Bar!=type(foo)', True],
-    ['if foo or type(bar) != Bar', True],
-    ['x = type(foo)', False],
-    ["error = err.message + ' ' + str(err) + ' - ' + str(type(err))", False],
-    # cloud/amazon/ec2_group.py
-    ["module.fail_json(msg='Invalid rule parameter type [%s].' % type(rule))", False],
-    # files/patch.py
-    ["p = type('Params', (), module.params)", False],  # files/patch.py
-    # system/osx_defaults.py
-    ["if self.current_value is not None and not isinstance(self.current_value, type(self.value)):", True],
-    # system/osx_defaults.py
-    ['raise OSXDefaultsException("Type mismatch. Type in defaults: " + type(self.current_value).__name__)', False],
-    # network/nxos/nxos_interface.py
-    ["if get_interface_type(interface) == 'svi':", False],
-])
-def test_type_regex(cstring, cexpected):  # type: (str, str) -> None
-    """Check TYPE_REGEX against various examples to verify it correctly matches or does not match."""
-    from validate_modules.main import TYPE_REGEX
-
-    match = TYPE_REGEX.match(cstring)
-
-    if cexpected:
-        assert match, f"should have matched: {cstring}"
-    else:
-        assert not match, f"should not have matched: {cstring}"