diff --git a/tests/Makefile.include b/tests/Makefile.include
index 53794cde02..f53b7186d2 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.include
+++ b/tests/Makefile.include
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ check-qtest-generic-y += tests/cdrom-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-ipack-y += tests/ipoctal232-test$(EXESUF)
 
 check-qtest-virtio-y += tests/virtio-net-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-virtio-y += tests/virtio-balloon-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-virtio-y += tests/virtio-blk-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-virtio-y += tests/virtio-rng-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-virtio-y += tests/virtio-scsi-test$(EXESUF)
@@ -308,7 +307,6 @@ check-qtest-s390x-$(CONFIG_POSIX) += tests/test-filter-redirector$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/drive_del-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/device-plug-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/virtio-ccw-test$(EXESUF)
-check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/virtio-balloon-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/cpu-plug-test$(EXESUF)
 check-qtest-s390x-y += tests/migration-test$(EXESUF)
 
@@ -811,7 +809,6 @@ tests/vmxnet3-test$(EXESUF): tests/vmxnet3-test.o
 tests/ne2000-test$(EXESUF): tests/ne2000-test.o
 tests/wdt_ib700-test$(EXESUF): tests/wdt_ib700-test.o
 tests/tco-test$(EXESUF): tests/tco-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y)
-tests/virtio-balloon-test$(EXESUF): tests/virtio-balloon-test.o $(libqos-virtio-obj-y)
 tests/virtio-blk-test$(EXESUF): tests/virtio-blk-test.o $(libqos-virtio-obj-y)
 tests/virtio-ccw-test$(EXESUF): tests/virtio-ccw-test.o
 tests/virtio-net-test$(EXESUF): tests/virtio-net-test.o $(libqos-pc-obj-y) $(libqos-virtio-obj-y)
diff --git a/tests/virtio-balloon-test.c b/tests/virtio-balloon-test.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a1d0ccbb7..0000000000
--- a/tests/virtio-balloon-test.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * QTest testcase for VirtIO Balloon
- *
- * Copyright (c) 2014 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH
- *
- * This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL, version 2 or later.
- * See the COPYING file in the top-level directory.
- */
-
-#include "qemu/osdep.h"
-#include "libqtest.h"
-#include "libqos/virtio.h"
-
-/* Tests only initialization so far. TODO: Replace with functional tests */
-static void balloon_nop(void)
-{
-}
-
-int main(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-    int ret;
-
-    g_test_init(&argc, &argv, NULL);
-    qtest_add_func("/virtio/balloon/nop", balloon_nop);
-
-    global_qtest = qtest_initf("-device virtio-balloon-%s",
-                               qvirtio_get_dev_type());
-    ret = g_test_run();
-
-    qtest_end();
-
-    return ret;
-}