diff --git a/agent/ae/ae_test.go b/agent/ae/ae_test.go
index 500435359..3d3449d8b 100644
--- a/agent/ae/ae_test.go
+++ b/agent/ae/ae_test.go
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 package ae
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -58,22 +56,3 @@ func TestAE_nestedPauseResume(t *testing.T) {
 	}()
 	l.Resume()
 }
-
-func TestAE_ifNotPausedRun(t *testing.T) {
-	l := NewStateSyner(nil, 0, nil, nil)
-
-	errCalled := errors.New("f called")
-	f := func() error { return errCalled }
-
-	l.Pause()
-	err := l.ifNotPausedRun(f)
-	if got, want := err, errPaused; !reflect.DeepEqual(got, want) {
-		t.Fatalf("got error %q want %q", got, want)
-	}
-	l.Resume()
-
-	err = l.ifNotPausedRun(f)
-	if got, want := err, errCalled; got != want {
-		t.Fatalf("got error %q want %q", got, want)
-	}
-}