diff --git a/test/app-tests/joining-test.tsx b/test/app-tests/joining-test.tsx
index 046e91ebd7..618cb10348 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/joining-test.tsx
+++ b/test/app-tests/joining-test.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 import PlatformPeg from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/PlatformPeg';
 import WebPlatform from '../../src/vector/platform/WebPlatform';
 import * as jssdk from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
-import "../skin-sdk";
 import "../jest-mocks";
 import React from "react";
 import ReactDOM from "react-dom";
diff --git a/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx b/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx
index e008d01e31..ccdcaccdda 100644
--- a/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx
+++ b/test/app-tests/loading-test.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 
 import PlatformPeg from 'matrix-react-sdk/src/PlatformPeg';
 import WebPlatform from '../../src/vector/platform/WebPlatform';
-import '../skin-sdk';
 import "../jest-mocks";
 import React from 'react';
 import ReactDOM from 'react-dom';
diff --git a/test/skin-sdk.js b/test/skin-sdk.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3a3067ea64..0000000000
--- a/test/skin-sdk.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * skin-sdk.js
- *
- * Skins the react-sdk with the vector components
- */
-
-import * as sdk from "matrix-react-sdk";
-import * as skin from "../src/component-index";
-// sdk.loadSkin(skin);