diff --git a/tests/signals.expect b/tests/signals.expect
index 95f29538e..e614ff9bc 100644
--- a/tests/signals.expect
+++ b/tests/signals.expect
@@ -5,12 +5,6 @@
 set pid [spawn $fish]
 expect_prompt
 
-send_line "function stuffs --on-signal INT; echo SIGINT spotted; end"
-expect_prompt
-after 20
-exec -- kill -INT $pid
-expect "SIGINT spotted"
-
 # Verify that sending SIGHUP to the shell, such as will happen when the tty is
 # closed by the terminal, terminates the shell and the foreground command and
 # any background commands run from that shell.