diff --git a/generic/tests/dropin.py b/generic/tests/dropin.py
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index 373df7171e909f0fb546c04bcfe9aa6a57bb31e3..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/generic/tests/dropin.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from avocado.utils import process
-
-from virttest import data_dir
-
-
-def run(test, params, env):
-    """
-    Run a dropin test.
-    """
-    dropin_path = params.get("dropin_path")
-    dropin_path = os.path.join(data_dir.get_root_dir(), "dropin",
-                               dropin_path)
-    try:
-        process.system(dropin_path, shell=True)
-    except process.CmdError:
-        test.fail("Drop in test %s failed" % dropin_path)