diff --git a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/libfile.c b/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/libfile.c
deleted file mode 100644
index b258d7b82..000000000
--- a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/libfile.c	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-// Source: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2002-07/msg00025.html
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-extern int l2;
-void l1(void)
-{
-  printf("l1 %d\n", l2);
-}
diff --git a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/libfile2.c b/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/libfile2.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 1499c4dc7..000000000
--- a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/libfile2.c	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Source: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2002-07/msg00025.html
-
-int l2;
-void l2_func(void)
-{
-  l2 = 77;
-}
diff --git a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/meson.build b/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 313dd1b37..000000000
--- a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/meson.build	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-# Source: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2002-07/msg00025.html
-
-project('global variable test', 'c')
-
-lib = static_library('mylib', 'libfile.c', 'libfile2.c')
-test('global variable', executable('prog', 'prog.c', link_with: lib))
diff --git a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/nativefile.ini b/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/nativefile.ini
deleted file mode 100644
index 4fb5e7f7d..000000000
--- a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/nativefile.ini	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-[binaries]
-ar = 'ar'
diff --git a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/prog.c b/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/prog.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4665016f6..000000000
--- a/test cases/osx/9 global variable ar/prog.c	
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Source: https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/libtool/2002-07/msg00025.html
-
-extern void l1(void);
-int main(void)
-{
-  l1();
-}