diff --git a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
index 6416fb5d2a..70688c2494 100644
--- a/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/rest/admin/test_user.py
@@ -660,63 +660,3 @@ class UserRestTestCase(unittest.HomeserverTestCase):
self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
self.assertEqual("@user:test", channel.json_body["name"])
self.assertEqual(True, channel.json_body["admin"])
-
- def test_accidental_deactivation_prevention(self):
- """
- Ensure an account can't accidentally be deactivated by using a str value
- for the deactivated body parameter
- """
- self.hs.config.registration_shared_secret = None
- url = "/_synapse/admin/v2/users/@bob:test"
-
- # Create user
- body = json.dumps({"password": "abc123"})
-
- request, channel = self.make_request(
- "PUT",
- url,
- access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
- content=body.encode(encoding="utf_8"),
- )
- self.render(request)
-
- self.assertEqual(201, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
- self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["name"])
- self.assertEqual("bob", channel.json_body["displayname"])
-
- # Get user
- request, channel = self.make_request(
- "GET", url, access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
- )
- self.render(request)
-
- self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
- self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["name"])
- self.assertEqual("bob", channel.json_body["displayname"])
- self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["deactivated"])
-
- # Change password (and use a str for deactivate instead of a bool)
- body = json.dumps({"password": "abc123", "deactivated": "false"}) # oops!
-
- request, channel = self.make_request(
- "PUT",
- url,
- access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
- content=body.encode(encoding="utf_8"),
- )
- self.render(request)
-
- self.assertEqual(400, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
-
- # Check user is not deactivated
- request, channel = self.make_request(
- "GET", url, access_token=self.admin_user_tok,
- )
- self.render(request)
-
- self.assertEqual(200, int(channel.result["code"]), msg=channel.result["body"])
- self.assertEqual("@bob:test", channel.json_body["name"])
- self.assertEqual("bob", channel.json_body["displayname"])
-
- # Ensure they're still alive
- self.assertEqual(0, channel.json_body["deactivated"])
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