diff --git a/test/pkg/sysctl/Dockerfile b/test/pkg/sysctl/Dockerfile
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index 99cf97e6d..000000000
--- a/test/pkg/sysctl/Dockerfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-FROM alpine:edge
-ADD . ./
-ENTRYPOINT ["/bin/sh", "/check.sh"]
-LABEL org.mobyproject.config='{"net": "host","pid": "host", "ipc": "host", "readonly": true}'
diff --git a/test/pkg/sysctl/Makefile b/test/pkg/sysctl/Makefile
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index be9319aa9..000000000
--- a/test/pkg/sysctl/Makefile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-.PHONY: tag push
-
-BASE=alpine:3.5
-IMAGE=test-sysctl
-
-default: push
-
-hash: Dockerfile check.sh
-	DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 docker pull $(BASE)
-	tar cf - $^ | docker build --no-cache -t $(IMAGE):build -
-	docker run --rm --entrypoint=/bin/sh $(IMAGE):build -c "cat $^ /lib/apk/db/installed | sha1sum" | sed 's/ .*//' > hash
-
-push: hash
-	DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 docker pull linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) || \
-		(docker tag $(IMAGE):build linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) && \
-		 DOCKER_CONTENT_TRUST=1 docker push linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash))
-	docker rmi $(IMAGE):build
-	rm -f hash
-
-tag: hash
-	docker pull linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash) || \
-		docker tag $(IMAGE):build linuxkit/$(IMAGE):$(shell cat hash)
-	docker rmi $(IMAGE):build
-	rm -f hash
-
-clean:
-	rm -f hash
-
-.DELETE_ON_ERROR:
diff --git a/test/pkg/sysctl/check.sh b/test/pkg/sysctl/check.sh
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--- a/test/pkg/sysctl/check.sh
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@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-function failed {
-	printf "sysctl test suite FAILED\n" >&1
-	exit 1
-}
-
-# this is a non default value, so will fail if sysctl failed
-[ "$(sysctl -n fs.inotify.max_user_watches)" -eq 524288 ] || failed
-
-printf "Sysctl test suite PASSED\n" >&1