diff --git a/tests/test_terminal.py b/tests/test_terminal.py
index 4cc40f5c5e..9104b083bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_terminal.py
+++ b/tests/test_terminal.py
@@ -70,40 +70,3 @@ async def test_terminal_create_with_kwargs(fetch, ws_fetch, terminal_path, kill_
 
     assert data['name'] == term_name
     await kill_all()
-
-
-async def test_terminal_create_with_cwd(
-    fetch,
-    ws_fetch,
-    terminal_path,
-    kill_all
-):
-    resp = await fetch(
-        'api', 'terminals',
-        method='POST',
-        body=json.dumps({'cwd': str(terminal_path)}),
-        allow_nonstandard_methods=True,
-    )
-
-    data = json.loads(resp.body.decode())
-    term_name = data['name']
-
-    ws = await ws_fetch(
-        'terminals', 'websocket', term_name
-    )
-    await ws.write_message(json.dumps(['stdin', 'pwd\r']))
-
-    messages = ""
-    while True:
-        try:
-            response = await asyncio.wait_for(ws.read_message(), timeout=1.0)
-        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
-            return messages
-
-        response = json.loads(response)
-        if response[0] == "stdout":
-            messages += response[1]
-
-    ws.close()
-    assert str(terminal_path) in messages
-    await kill_all()