diff --git a/tests/unit/pydsl_test.py b/tests/unit/pydsl_test.py
index 57ba81e..b26154e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/pydsl_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit/pydsl_test.py
@@ -298,99 +298,6 @@ class PyDSLRendererTestCase(TestCase):
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree(dirpath, ignore_errors=True)
 
-    def test_rendering_includes(self):
-        dirpath = tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=integration.SYS_TMP_DIR)
-        if not os.path.isdir(dirpath):
-            self.skipTest(
-                'The temporary directory {0!r} was not created'.format(
-                    dirpath
-                )
-            )
-        output = os.path.join(dirpath, 'output')
-        try:
-            write_to(os.path.join(dirpath, 'aaa.sls'), textwrap.dedent('''\
-                #!pydsl|stateconf -ps
-
-                include('xxx')
-                yyy = include('yyy')
-
-                # ensure states in xxx are run first, then those in yyy and then those in aaa last.
-                extend(state('yyy::start').stateconf.require(stateconf='xxx::goal'))
-                extend(state('.start').stateconf.require(stateconf='yyy::goal'))
-
-                extend(state('yyy::Y2').cmd.run('echo Y2 extended >> {0}'))
-
-                __pydsl__.set(ordered=True)
-
-                yyy.hello('red', 1)
-                yyy.hello('green', 2)
-                yyy.hello('blue', 3)
-                '''.format(output)))
-
-            write_to(os.path.join(dirpath, 'xxx.sls'), textwrap.dedent('''\
-                #!stateconf -os yaml . jinja
-
-                include:
-                  - yyy
-
-                extend:
-                  yyy::start:
-                    stateconf.set:
-                      - require:
-                        - stateconf: .goal
-
-                  yyy::Y1:
-                    cmd.run:
-                      - name: 'echo Y1 extended >> {0}'
-
-                .X1:
-                  cmd.run:
-                    - name: echo X1 >> {1}
-                    - cwd: /
-                .X2:
-                  cmd.run:
-                    - name: echo X2 >> {2}
-                    - cwd: /
-                .X3:
-                  cmd.run:
-                    - name: echo X3 >> {3}
-                    - cwd: /
-
-                '''.format(output, output, output, output)))
-
-            write_to(os.path.join(dirpath, 'yyy.sls'), textwrap.dedent('''\
-                #!pydsl|stateconf -ps
-
-                include('xxx')
-                __pydsl__.set(ordered=True)
-
-                state('.Y1').cmd.run('echo Y1 >> {0}', cwd='/')
-                state('.Y2').cmd.run('echo Y2 >> {1}', cwd='/')
-                state('.Y3').cmd.run('echo Y3 >> {2}', cwd='/')
-
-                def hello(color, number):
-                    state(color).cmd.run('echo hello '+color+' '+str(number)+' >> {3}', cwd='/')
-                '''.format(output, output, output, output)))
-
-            state_highstate({'base': ['aaa']}, dirpath)
-            expected = textwrap.dedent('''\
-                X1
-                X2
-                X3
-                Y1 extended
-                Y2 extended
-                Y3
-                hello red 1
-                hello green 2
-                hello blue 3
-                ''')
-
-            with salt.utils.fopen(output, 'r') as f:
-                self.assertEqual(sorted(f.read()), sorted(expected))
-
-        finally:
-            shutil.rmtree(dirpath, ignore_errors=True)
-
     def test_compile_time_state_execution(self):
         if not sys.stdin.isatty():
             self.skipTest('Not attached to a TTY')