diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.lightxml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.lightxml
deleted file mode 100644
index 66084fc1e8..0000000000
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.lightxml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-
- @INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@
- @INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.txt b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 22f66e4307..0000000000
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-********* Start testing of tst_SkipGlobal *********
-Config: Using QTest library @INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@, Qt @INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@
-SKIP : tst_SkipGlobal::initTestCase() Skippy Skippy
- Loc: [/home/fenglich/dev/qt-4.3/tests/auto/selftests/skipglobal/tst_skipglobal.cpp(39)]
-Totals: 0 passed, 0 failed, 1 skipped
-********* Finished testing of tst_SkipGlobal *********
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.xml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4d25bc9460..0000000000
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
- @INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@
- @INSERT_QT_VERSION_HERE@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.xunitxml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.xunitxml
deleted file mode 100644
index cc43ec8614..0000000000
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_skipglobal.xunitxml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pro b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pro
index 353e465961..a43ecdf789 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
TEMPLATE = subdirs
-SUBDIRS = subtest test warnings maxwarnings cmptest globaldata skipglobal skip \
+SUBDIRS = subtest test warnings maxwarnings cmptest globaldata skip \
strcmp expectfail sleep fetchbogus crashes multiexec failinit failinitdata \
skipinit skipinitdata datetime singleskip assert differentexec \
exceptionthrow qexecstringlist datatable commandlinedata\
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.qrc b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.qrc
index 41fa7e0763..10c16ccbf1 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.qrc
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/selftests.qrc
@@ -102,10 +102,6 @@
expected_skip.txt
expected_skip.xml
expected_skip.xunitxml
- expected_skipglobal.lightxml
- expected_skipglobal.txt
- expected_skipglobal.xml
- expected_skipglobal.xunitxml
expected_skipinit.lightxml
expected_skipinit.txt
expected_skipinit.xml
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/skipglobal/skipglobal.pro b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/skipglobal/skipglobal.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index fb8d40cbd9..0000000000
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/skipglobal/skipglobal.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-load(qttest_p4)
-
-# this is not a real testcase ('make check' should not run it)
-CONFIG -= testcase
-
-SOURCES += tst_skipglobal.cpp
-QT = core
-
-mac:CONFIG -= app_bundle
-CONFIG -= debug_and_release_target
-
-
-TARGET = skipglobal
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/skipglobal/tst_skipglobal.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/skipglobal/tst_skipglobal.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index aec32ed0c0..0000000000
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/skipglobal/tst_skipglobal.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,113 +0,0 @@
-/****************************************************************************
-**
-** Copyright (C) 2011 Nokia Corporation and/or its subsidiary(-ies).
-** All rights reserved.
-** Contact: Nokia Corporation (qt-info@nokia.com)
-**
-** This file is part of the test suite of the Qt Toolkit.
-**
-** $QT_BEGIN_LICENSE:LGPL$
-** GNU Lesser General Public License Usage
-** This file may be used under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
-** License version 2.1 as published by the Free Software Foundation and
-** appearing in the file LICENSE.LGPL included in the packaging of this
-** file. Please review the following information to ensure the GNU Lesser
-** General Public License version 2.1 requirements will be met:
-** http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/lgpl-2.1.html.
-**
-** In addition, as a special exception, Nokia gives you certain additional
-** rights. These rights are described in the Nokia Qt LGPL Exception
-** version 1.1, included in the file LGPL_EXCEPTION.txt in this package.
-**
-** GNU General Public License Usage
-** Alternatively, this file may be used under the terms of the GNU General
-** Public License version 3.0 as published by the Free Software Foundation
-** and appearing in the file LICENSE.GPL included in the packaging of this
-** file. Please review the following information to ensure the GNU General
-** Public License version 3.0 requirements will be met:
-** http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html.
-**
-** Other Usage
-** Alternatively, this file may be used in accordance with the terms and
-** conditions contained in a signed written agreement between you and Nokia.
-**
-**
-**
-**
-**
-** $QT_END_LICENSE$
-**
-****************************************************************************/
-
-
-#include
-#include
-
-class tst_SkipGlobal: public QObject
-{
- Q_OBJECT
-public slots:
- void init();
- void initTestCase();
- void initTestCase_data();
-
- void cleanup();
- void cleanupTestCase();
-
-private slots:
- void testGlobal_data();
- void testGlobal();
-};
-
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::initTestCase()
-{
- printf("initTestCase %s %s\n",
- QTest::currentTestFunction() ? QTest::currentTestFunction() : "(null)",
- QTest::currentDataTag() ? QTest::currentDataTag() : "(null)");
-}
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::initTestCase_data()
-{
- QSKIP("Skippy Skippy", SkipAll);
-}
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::cleanupTestCase()
-{
- printf("cleanupTestCase %s %s\n",
- QTest::currentTestFunction() ? QTest::currentTestFunction() : "(null)",
- QTest::currentDataTag() ? QTest::currentDataTag() : "(null)");
-}
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::init()
-{
- printf("init %s %s\n",
- QTest::currentTestFunction() ? QTest::currentTestFunction() : "(null)",
- QTest::currentDataTag() ? QTest::currentDataTag() : "(null)");
-}
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::cleanup()
-{
- printf("cleanup %s %s\n",
- QTest::currentTestFunction() ? QTest::currentTestFunction() : "(null)",
- QTest::currentDataTag() ? QTest::currentDataTag() : "(null)");
-}
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::testGlobal_data()
-{
- QTest::addColumn("booll");
- QTest::newRow("local 1") << false;
- QTest::newRow("local 2") << true;
-}
-
-void tst_SkipGlobal::testGlobal()
-{
- QFETCH_GLOBAL(bool, booli);
- printf("global: %d\n", booli);
- QFETCH(bool, booll);
- printf("local: %d\n", booll);
-}
-
-QTEST_MAIN(tst_SkipGlobal)
-
-#include "tst_skipglobal.moc"
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
index bf1de193d2..bbdc5ee9e9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/tst_selftests.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ void tst_Selftests::runSubTest_data()
<< "qexecstringlist"
<< "singleskip"
<< "skip"
- << "skipglobal"
<< "skipinit"
<< "skipinitdata"
<< "sleep"