diff --git a/rs/execution_environment/tests/storage_reservation.rs b/rs/execution_environment/tests/storage_reservation.rs
index 99eecc00113..8c9e4598235 100644
--- a/rs/execution_environment/tests/storage_reservation.rs
+++ b/rs/execution_environment/tests/storage_reservation.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use ic_config::execution_environment::Config as ExecutionConfig;
 use ic_config::subnet_config::SubnetConfig;
-use ic_error_types::ErrorCode;
 use ic_management_canister_types::TakeCanisterSnapshotArgs;
 use ic_management_canister_types::{self as ic00, CanisterInstallMode, EmptyBlob, Payload};
 use ic_registry_subnet_type::SubnetType;
@@ -169,44 +168,3 @@ fn test_storage_reservation_triggered_in_canister_snapshot_with_enough_cycles_av
         reserved_balance_before_snapshot
     );
 }
-
-#[test]
-fn test_storage_reservation_triggered_in_canister_snapshot_without_enough_cycles_available() {
-    // This test verifies that a canister cannot take a snapshot if it does not have enough
-    // cycles to cover the storage reservation triggered by the snapshot operation. The main
-    // point of the test is to verify that the error message is informative and includes the
-    // amount of cycles required to cover the storage reservation.
-    //
-    // The error message is produced by running the test once and checking the output. Calculating
-    // the exact amounts is hard to do in advance. Note that any changes to cycles cost or how
-    // the reservation mechanism works may require updating the error message in the test.
-
-    let (env, canister_id) = setup(
-        SUBNET_MEMORY_THRESHOLD,
-        SUBNET_MEMORY_CAPACITY,
-        Some(300_400_000_000),
-    );
-    assert_eq!(reserved_balance(&env, canister_id), 0);
-
-    // Grow memory in update call, should trigger storage reservation.
-    let _ = env.execute_ingress(canister_id, "update", wasm().stable_grow(3000).build());
-    let reserved_balance_before_snapshot = reserved_balance(&env, canister_id);
-    assert_gt!(reserved_balance_before_snapshot, 0); // Storage reservation is triggered.
-
-    // Take a snapshot to trigger more storage reservation. The canister does not have
-    // enough cycles in its balance, so this should fail.
-    let res = env.take_canister_snapshot(TakeCanisterSnapshotArgs::new(canister_id, None));
-    match res {
-        Ok(_) => panic!("Expected an error but got Ok(_)"),
-        Err(err) => {
-            assert_eq!(err.code(), ErrorCode::InsufficientCyclesInMemoryGrow);
-            println!("error description {}", err.description());
-            // Match on the first part of the error message. Due to a difference in instructions consumed on
-            // Mac vs Linux, we cannot match on the exact number of cycles but we only need to verify it's
-            // a non-zero amount.
-            assert!(err.description().contains(
-                "Canister cannot grow memory by 200067930 bytes due to insufficient cycles. At least 339_603_"
-            ));
-        }
-    }
-}