diff --git a/tests/test_pipenv.py b/tests/test_pipenv.py
index 0ab98aab..416ab816 100644
--- a/tests/test_pipenv.py
+++ b/tests/test_pipenv.py
@@ -962,36 +962,6 @@ records = {extras = ["pandas"], version = "==0.5.2"}
             c = p.pipenv('install')
             assert c.return_code == 0
 
-    @pytest.mark.lock
-    @pytest.mark.install
-    @pytest.mark.system
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(os.name != 'posix', reason="Windows doesn't have a root")
-    def test_resolve_system_python_no_virtualenv(self):
-        """Ensure we don't error out when we are in a folder off of / and doing an install using --system,
-        which used to cause the resolver and PIP_PYTHON_PATH to point at /bin/python
-
-        Sample dockerfile:
-        FROM python:3.6-alpine3.6
-
-        RUN set -ex && pip install pipenv --upgrade
-        RUN set -ex && mkdir /app
-        COPY Pipfile /app/Pipfile
-
-        WORKDIR /app
-        """
-        with temp_environ():
-            os.environ['PIPENV_IGNORE_VIRTUALENVS'] = '1'
-            os.environ['PIPENV_USE_SYSTEM'] = '1'
-            with PipenvInstance(chdir=True) as p:
-                os.chdir('/tmp')
-                c = p.pipenv('install --system xlrd')
-                assert c.return_code == 0
-                for fn in ['Pipfile', 'Pipfile.lock']:
-                    path = os.path.join('/tmp', fn)
-                    if os.path.exists(path):
-                        os.unlink(path)
-
-
     @pytest.mark.lock
     @pytest.mark.deploy
     def test_deploy_works(self):