1 files changed, 0 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/spec/unit/mixin/deep_merge_spec.rb b/spec/unit/mixin/deep_merge_spec.rb
index 40e749ecc0..779445e04e 100644
--- a/spec/unit/mixin/deep_merge_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/unit/mixin/deep_merge_spec.rb
@@ -236,20 +236,6 @@ describe Chef::Mixin::DeepMerge, "deep_merge!" do
     @dm.deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
     expect(hash_dst).to eq({"item" => "orange"})
   end
-
-  it 'should overwrite hashes with nil' do
-    hash_src = {"item" => { "1" => "2"}, "other" => true }
-    hash_dst = {"item" => nil }
-    @dm.deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
-    expect(hash_dst).to eq({"item" => nil, "other" => true })
-  end
-
-  it 'should overwrite strings with nil' do
-    hash_src = {"item" => "to_overwrite", "other" => false }
-    hash_dst = {"item" => nil }
-    @dm.deep_merge!(hash_src, hash_dst)
-    expect(hash_dst).to eq({"item" => nil, "other" => false })
-  end
 end # deep_merge!
 
 # Chef specific