diff --git a/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/foo.rs b/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/foo.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/meson.build b/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/meson.build
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index 90020faf8..000000000
--- a/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/meson.build	
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-project('test')
-
-if not add_languages('rust', required: false)
-  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST test requires rust compiler')
-endif
-
-shared_library('mytest', 'foo.rs', rust_crate_type : 'staticlib')
diff --git a/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/test.json b/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/test.json
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index 5faaece2b..000000000
--- a/test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/test.json	
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@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "stdout": [
-    {
-      "line": "test cases/failing/53 wrong shared crate type/meson.build:7:0: ERROR: Crate type \"staticlib\" invalid for dynamic libraries; must be \"dylib\", \"cdylib\", or \"proc-macro\""
-    }
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/foo.rs b/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/foo.rs
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index e69de29bb..000000000
diff --git a/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/meson.build b/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 179d7cd53..000000000
--- a/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/meson.build	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-project('test')
-
-if not add_languages('rust', required: false)
-  error('MESON_SKIP_TEST test requires rust compiler')
-endif
-
-static_library('mytest', 'foo.rs', rust_crate_type : 'cdylib')
diff --git a/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/test.json b/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/test.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 83ae5e1b6..000000000
--- a/test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/test.json	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "stdout": [
-    {
-      "line": "test cases/failing/54 wrong static crate type/meson.build:7:0: ERROR: Crate type \"cdylib\" invalid for static libraries; must be \"rlib\" or \"staticlib\""
-    }
-  ]
-}