diff --git a/spec/components/discourse_redis_spec.rb b/spec/components/discourse_redis_spec.rb
index abc9a5917a8..8156a573ec2 100644
--- a/spec/components/discourse_redis_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/components/discourse_redis_spec.rb
@@ -3,15 +3,6 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 describe DiscourseRedis do
-  let(:slave_host) { 'testhost' }
-  let(:slave_port) { 1234 }
-
-  let(:config) do
-    DiscourseRedis.config.dup.merge(slave_host: 'testhost', slave_port: 1234, connector: DiscourseRedis::Connector)
-  end
-
-  let(:fallback_handler) { DiscourseRedis::FallbackHandler.instance }
-
   it "ignore_readonly returns nil from a pure exception" do
     result = DiscourseRedis.ignore_readonly { raise Redis::CommandError.new("READONLY") }
     expect(result).to eq(nil)
@@ -88,160 +79,4 @@ describe DiscourseRedis do
       end
     end
   end
-
-  context '.slave_host' do
-    it 'should return the right config' do
-      slave_config = DiscourseRedis.slave_config(config)
-      expect(slave_config[:host]).to eq(slave_host)
-      expect(slave_config[:port]).to eq(slave_port)
-    end
-  end
-
-  context 'when redis connection is to a slave redis server' do
-    it 'should check the status of the master server' do
-      begin
-        fallback_handler.master = false
-        Discourse.redis.without_namespace.expects(:set).raises(Redis::CommandError.new("READONLY"))
-        fallback_handler.expects(:verify_master).once
-        Discourse.redis.set('test', '1')
-      ensure
-        fallback_handler.master = true
-        Discourse.redis.del('test')
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe DiscourseRedis::Connector do
-    let(:connector) { DiscourseRedis::Connector.new(config) }
-
-    after do
-      fallback_handler.master = true
-    end
-
-    it 'should return the master config when master is up' do
-      expect(connector.resolve).to eq(config)
-    end
-
-    class BrokenRedis
-      def initialize(error)
-        @error = error
-      end
-
-      def call(*args)
-        raise @error
-      end
-
-      def disconnect
-      end
-    end
-
-    it 'should return the slave config when master is down' do
-      error = Redis::CannotConnectError
-
-      expect do
-        connector.resolve(BrokenRedis.new(error))
-      end.to raise_error(Redis::CannotConnectError)
-
-      config = connector.resolve
-
-      expect(config[:host]).to eq(slave_host)
-      expect(config[:port]).to eq(slave_port)
-    end
-
-    it "should return the slave config when master's hostname cannot be resolved" do
-      error = RuntimeError.new('Name or service not known')
-
-      expect do
-        connector.resolve(BrokenRedis.new(error))
-      end.to raise_error(error)
-
-      expect(fallback_handler.master).to eq(false)
-
-      config = connector.resolve
-
-      expect(config[:host]).to eq(slave_host)
-      expect(config[:port]).to eq(slave_port)
-      expect(fallback_handler.master).to eq(false)
-    end
-
-    it "should return the slave config when master is still loading data" do
-      Redis::Client.any_instance
-        .expects(:call)
-        .with([:info, :persistence])
-        .returns("
-          someconfig:haha\r
-          #{DiscourseRedis::FallbackHandler::MASTER_LOADING_STATUS}
-        ")
-
-      config = connector.resolve
-
-      expect(config[:host]).to eq(slave_host)
-      expect(config[:port]).to eq(slave_port)
-    end
-
-    it "should raise the right error" do
-      error = RuntimeError.new('test')
-
-      2.times do
-        expect { connector.resolve(BrokenRedis.new(error)) }
-          .to raise_error(error)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-
-  describe DiscourseRedis::FallbackHandler do
-    before do
-      @original_keepalive_interval = MessageBus.keepalive_interval
-    end
-
-    after do
-      fallback_handler.master = true
-      MessageBus.keepalive_interval = @original_keepalive_interval
-    end
-
-    describe '#initiate_fallback_to_master' do
-      it 'should return the right value if the master server is still down' do
-        fallback_handler.master = false
-        Redis::Client.any_instance.expects(:call).with([:info]).returns("Some other stuff")
-
-        expect(fallback_handler.initiate_fallback_to_master).to eq(false)
-        expect(MessageBus.keepalive_interval).to eq(0)
-      end
-
-      it 'should fallback to the master server once it is up' do
-        fallback_handler.master = false
-        master_conn = mock('master')
-        slave_conn = mock('slave')
-
-        Redis::Client.expects(:new)
-          .with(DiscourseRedis.config)
-          .returns(master_conn)
-
-        Redis::Client.expects(:new)
-          .with(DiscourseRedis.slave_config)
-          .returns(slave_conn)
-
-        master_conn.expects(:call)
-          .with([:info])
-          .returns("
-            #{DiscourseRedis::FallbackHandler::MASTER_ROLE_STATUS}\r\n
-            #{DiscourseRedis::FallbackHandler::MASTER_LOADED_STATUS}
-          ")
-
-        DiscourseRedis::FallbackHandler::CONNECTION_TYPES.each do |connection_type|
-          slave_conn.expects(:call).with(
-            [:client, [:kill, 'type', connection_type]]
-          )
-        end
-
-        master_conn.expects(:disconnect)
-        slave_conn.expects(:disconnect)
-
-        expect(fallback_handler.initiate_fallback_to_master).to eq(true)
-        expect(fallback_handler.master).to eq(true)
-        expect(Discourse.recently_readonly?).to eq(false)
-        expect(MessageBus.keepalive_interval).to eq(-1)
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end