diff --git a/storage/src/lib.rs b/storage/src/lib.rs
index 25a138ab3..ecf0f7d30 100644
--- a/storage/src/lib.rs
+++ b/storage/src/lib.rs
@@ -584,35 +584,4 @@ mod test {
         let files = get_file_ids(&backup.path(), 10).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(files, vec![10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19]);
     }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn ensure_current_read_file_is_not_lost() {
-        let backup = init_backup_folders();
-        let mut storage = Storage::new("test", 10 * 1036);
-        storage.set_persistence(backup.path(), 10).unwrap();
-        // partially fill write buffer
-        write_n_publishes(&mut storage, 1);
-
-        // Nothing written to disk
-        assert!(storage.persistence.as_ref().unwrap().backlog_files.is_empty());
-
-        // Trigger swap of read and write buffers, ensure packets in read buffer
-        storage.reload_on_eof().unwrap();
-        assert!(!storage.current_read_file.is_empty());
-        assert!(storage.persistence.as_ref().unwrap().current_read_file_id.is_none());
-
-        // Trigger flush onto disk, and drop storage
-        storage.flush().unwrap();
-        drop(storage);
-
-        // reload storage
-        let mut storage = Storage::new("test", 10 * 1036);
-        storage.set_persistence(backup.path(), 10).unwrap();
-
-        // verify read buffer was persisted by reading a single packet
-        read_n_publishes(&mut storage, 1);
-        assert_eq!(storage.file_count(), 1);
-        let file_id = storage.persistence.as_ref().unwrap().current_read_file_id.unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(file_id, 0);
-    }
 }