diff --git a/lock_test.go b/lock_test.go
index fa4c6bbc4..988c5d440 100644
--- a/lock_test.go
+++ b/lock_test.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package restic_test
 
 import (
 	"os"
-	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -196,79 +195,3 @@ func TestRemoveAllLocks(t *testing.T) {
 	Assert(t, lockExists(repo, t, id3) == false,
 		"lock still exists after RemoveAllLocks was called")
 }
-
-func TestLockConflictingExclusiveLocks(t *testing.T) {
-	repo := SetupRepo()
-	defer TeardownRepo(repo)
-
-	for _, jobs := range []int{5, 23, 200} {
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		errch := make(chan error, jobs)
-
-		f := func() {
-			defer wg.Done()
-
-			lock, err := restic.NewExclusiveLock(repo)
-			errch <- err
-			OK(t, lock.Unlock())
-		}
-
-		for i := 0; i < jobs; i++ {
-			wg.Add(1)
-			go f()
-		}
-
-		errors := 0
-		for i := 0; i < jobs; i++ {
-			err := <-errch
-			if err != nil {
-				errors++
-			}
-		}
-
-		wg.Wait()
-
-		Assert(t, errors == jobs-1,
-			"Expected %d errors, got %d", jobs-1, errors)
-	}
-}
-
-func TestLockConflictingLocks(t *testing.T) {
-	repo := SetupRepo()
-	defer TeardownRepo(repo)
-
-	var wg sync.WaitGroup
-
-	errch := make(chan error, 2)
-
-	wg.Add(2)
-
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-
-		lock, err := restic.NewExclusiveLock(repo)
-		errch <- err
-		OK(t, lock.Unlock())
-	}()
-
-	go func() {
-		defer wg.Done()
-
-		lock, err := restic.NewLock(repo)
-		errch <- err
-		OK(t, lock.Unlock())
-	}()
-
-	errors := 0
-	for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-		err := <-errch
-		if err != nil {
-			errors++
-		}
-	}
-
-	wg.Wait()
-
-	Assert(t, errors == 1,
-		"Expected exactly one errors, got %d", errors)
-}