diff --git a/testing/resources/system_hook_with_spaces_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml b/testing/resources/system_hook_with_spaces_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2c347c1..00000000
--- a/testing/resources/system_hook_with_spaces_repo/.pre-commit-hooks.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
--   id: system-hook-with-spaces
-    name: System hook with spaces
-    entry: bash -c 'echo "Hello World"'
-    language: system
-    files: \.sh$
diff --git a/tests/repository_test.py b/tests/repository_test.py
index b54c910d..f1559301 100644
--- a/tests/repository_test.py
+++ b/tests/repository_test.py
@@ -80,13 +80,6 @@ def _test_hook_repo(
     assert out == expected
 
 
-def test_system_hook_with_spaces(tempdir_factory, store):
-    _test_hook_repo(
-        tempdir_factory, store, 'system_hook_with_spaces_repo',
-        'system-hook-with-spaces', [os.devnull], b'Hello World\n',
-    )
-
-
 def test_missing_executable(tempdir_factory, store):
     _test_hook_repo(
         tempdir_factory, store, 'not_found_exe',