diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases
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index f4caffd1ca4..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/aliases
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-shippable/posix/group5
-context/controller
-skip/macos
-skip/freebsd
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/files/adhoc_example1.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/files/adhoc_example1.py
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index 4341a69e9d0..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/files/adhoc_example1.py
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import sys
-import ansible_runner
-
-# the first positional arg should be where the artifacts live
-output_dir = sys.argv[1]
-
-# this calls a single module directly, aka "adhoc" mode
-r = ansible_runner.run(
-    private_data_dir=output_dir,
-    host_pattern='localhost',
-    module='shell',
-    module_args='whoami'
-)
-
-data = {
-    'rc': r.rc,
-    'status': r.status,
-    'events': [x['event'] for x in r.events],
-    'stats': r.stats
-}
-
-# insert this header for the flask controller
-print('#STARTJSON')
-json.dump(data, sys.stdout)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/files/playbook_example1.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/files/playbook_example1.py
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index 1af7ee00ec8..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/files/playbook_example1.py
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@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import json
-import os
-import sys
-import ansible_runner
-
-
-PLAYBOOK = '''
-- hosts: localhost
-  gather_facts: False
-  tasks:
-    - set_fact:
-        foo: bar
-'''
-
-# the first positional arg should be where the artifacts live
-output_dir = sys.argv[1]
-
-invdir = os.path.join(output_dir, 'inventory')
-if not os.path.isdir(invdir):
-    os.makedirs(invdir)
-with open(os.path.join(invdir, 'hosts'), 'w') as f:
-    f.write('localhost\n')
-pbfile = os.path.join(output_dir, 'test.yml')
-with open(pbfile, 'w') as f:
-    f.write(PLAYBOOK)
-
-r = ansible_runner.run(private_data_dir=output_dir, playbook='test.yml')
-
-data = {
-    'rc': r.rc,
-    'status': r.status,
-    'events': [x['event'] for x in r.events],
-    'stats': r.stats
-}
-
-# insert this header for the flask controller
-print('#STARTJSON')
-json.dump(data, sys.stdout)
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/filter_plugins/parse.py b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/filter_plugins/parse.py
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index 9a20e859483..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/filter_plugins/parse.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-
-import re
-import json
-
-
-def parse_json(value):
-    return json.dumps(json.loads(re.sub('^.*\n#STARTJSON\n', '', value, flags=re.DOTALL)), indent=4, sort_keys=True)
-
-
-class FilterModule(object):
-    def filters(self):
-        return {
-            'parse_json': parse_json,
-        }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/inventory b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/inventory
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index 009f6c3376e..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/inventory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# no hosts required, test only requires implicit localhost
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/runme.sh b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/runme.sh
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index 97e6f4dab96..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/runme.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-set -eux
-
-source virtualenv.sh
-
-ANSIBLE_ROLES_PATH=../ ansible-playbook test.yml -i inventory "$@"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/adhoc_example1.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/adhoc_example1.yml
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index ce174f149d9..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/adhoc_example1.yml
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@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-- name: execute the script
-  command: "'{{ ansible_python_interpreter }}' '{{ role_path }}/files/adhoc_example1.py' '{{ lookup('env', 'OUTPUT_DIR') }}'"
-  register: script
-
-- name: parse script output
-  # work around for ansible-runner showing ansible warnings on stdout
-  set_fact:
-    adexec1_json: "{{ script.stdout | parse_json }}"
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-        - "adexec1_json.rc == 0"
-        - "adexec1_json.events|length == 4"
-        - "'localhost' in adexec1_json.stats.ok"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/main.yml
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index ba6a3a236f0..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/main.yml
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-- block:
-  - include_tasks: setup.yml
-  - include_tasks: adhoc_example1.yml
-  - include_tasks: playbook_example1.yml
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/playbook_example1.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/playbook_example1.yml
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index 1fedb53f49d..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/playbook_example1.yml
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@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-- name: execute the script
-  command: "'{{ ansible_python_interpreter }}' '{{ role_path }}/files/playbook_example1.py' '{{ lookup('env', 'OUTPUT_DIR') }}'"
-  register: script
-
-- name: parse script output
-  # work around for ansible-runner showing ansible warnings on stdout
-  set_fact:
-    pbexec_json: "{{ script.stdout | parse_json }}"
-    expected_events:
-      - playbook_on_start
-      - playbook_on_play_start
-      - playbook_on_task_start
-      - runner_on_start
-      - runner_on_ok
-      - playbook_on_stats
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-        - "pbexec_json.rc == 0"
-        - "pbexec_json.events == expected_events"
-        - "'localhost' in pbexec_json.stats.ok"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/setup.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/setup.yml
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index 7ee66b242a7..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/tasks/setup.yml
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-- name: Install ansible-runner
-  pip:
-    name: ansible-runner
-    version: 2.2.0
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/test.yml b/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/test.yml
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index 113f8e7ca65..00000000000
--- a/test/integration/targets/ansible-runner/test.yml
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@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-- hosts: localhost
-  roles:
-    - ansible-runner