diff --git a/persistence/artwork_queue_repository_test.go b/persistence/artwork_queue_repository_test.go
index cbea6a078..d11d89a1f 100644
--- a/persistence/artwork_queue_repository_test.go
+++ b/persistence/artwork_queue_repository_test.go
@@ -415,35 +415,8 @@ var _ = Describe("ArtworkQueueRepository", func() {
 				To(Equal(model.ArtworkAbsentStat{Total: 2, Stale: 1}))
 		})
 
-		// status prints both under one "absent" heading, so a writer that stops clearing hash and
-		// source together would make the two numbers disagree with no other warning.
-		It("agrees with the source-based absent count", func() {
-			awRepo := NewArtworkRepository(context.Background(), GetDBXBuilder())
-			for _, ia := range []model.ItemArtwork{
-				{ItemKind: "ar", ItemID: "absent1", ImageType: model.ImageTypePrimary, Hash: "", Source: "", AttemptedAt: time.Now()},
-				{ItemKind: "ar", ItemID: "absent2", ImageType: model.ImageTypePrimary, Hash: "", Source: "", AttemptedAt: time.Now()},
-				{ItemKind: "ar", ItemID: "found1", ImageType: model.ImageTypePrimary, Hash: "hX", Source: "folder", AttemptedAt: time.Now()},
-			} {
-				Expect(awRepo.PutItemArtwork(&ia)).To(Succeed())
-			}
-
-			stat, err := repo.CountAbsent(model.KindArtistArtwork, time.Now())
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(repo.CountBySource(model.KindArtistArtwork, []string{""})).To(Equal(stat.Total))
-		})
-
 		It("reports a kind with no absent state as zero, not as an error", func() {
 			Expect(repo.CountAbsent(model.KindRadioArtwork, time.Now())).To(Equal(model.ArtworkAbsentStat{}))
 		})
-
-		It("counts without enqueueing", func() {
-			awRepo := NewArtworkRepository(context.Background(), GetDBXBuilder())
-			Expect(awRepo.PutItemArtwork(&model.ItemArtwork{ItemKind: "ar", ItemID: "ar9",
-				ImageType: model.ImageTypePrimary, Hash: "", AttemptedAt: time.Now()})).To(Succeed())
-
-			_, err := repo.CountAbsent(model.KindArtistArtwork, time.Now())
-			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-			Expect(repo.Count()).To(BeZero())
-		})
 	})
 })