diff --git a/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh b/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
index cc1ee6aa7f..c7b0ae6379 100755
--- a/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
+++ b/t/t6036-recursive-corner-cases.sh
@@ -304,89 +304,6 @@ test_expect_success 'git detects conflict merging criss-cross+modify/delete, rev
 	test $(git rev-parse :3:file) = $(git rev-parse B:file)
 '
 
-#
-# criss-cross + modify/modify with very contrived file contents:
-#
-#      B   D
-#      o---o
-#     / \ / \
-#  A o   X   ? F
-#     \ / \ /
-#      o---o
-#      C   E
-#
-#   Commit A: file with contents 'A\n'
-#   Commit B: file with contents 'B\n'
-#   Commit C: file with contents 'C\n'
-#   Commit D: file with contents 'D\n'
-#   Commit E: file with contents:
-#      <<<<<<< Temporary merge branch 1
-#      C
-#      =======
-#      B
-#      >>>>>>> Temporary merge branch 2
-#
-# Now, when we merge commits D & E, does git detect the conflict?
-
-test_expect_success 'setup differently handled merges of content conflict' '
-	git clean -fdqx &&
-	rm -rf .git &&
-	git init &&
-
-	echo A >file &&
-	git add file &&
-	test_tick &&
-	git commit -m A &&
-
-	git branch B &&
-	git checkout -b C &&
-	echo C >file &&
-	git add file &&
-	test_tick &&
-	git commit -m C &&
-
-	git checkout B &&
-	echo B >file &&
-	git add file &&
-	test_tick &&
-	git commit -m B &&
-
-	git checkout B^0 &&
-	test_must_fail git merge C &&
-	echo D >file &&
-	git add file &&
-	test_tick &&
-	git commit -m D &&
-	git tag D &&
-
-	git checkout C^0 &&
-	test_must_fail git merge B &&
-	cat <<EOF >file &&
-<<<<<<< Temporary merge branch 1
-C
-=======
-B
->>>>>>> Temporary merge branch 2
-EOF
-	git add file &&
-	test_tick &&
-	git commit -m E &&
-	git tag E
-'
-
-test_expect_failure 'git detects conflict w/ criss-cross+contrived resolution' '
-	git checkout D^0 &&
-
-	test_must_fail git merge -s recursive E^0 &&
-
-	test 3 -eq $(git ls-files -s | wc -l) &&
-	test 3 -eq $(git ls-files -u | wc -l) &&
-	test 0 -eq $(git ls-files -o | wc -l) &&
-
-	test $(git rev-parse :2:file) = $(git rev-parse D:file) &&
-	test $(git rev-parse :3:file) = $(git rev-parse E:file)
-'
-
 #
 # criss-cross + d/f conflict via add/add:
 #   Commit A: Neither file 'a' nor directory 'a/' exists.