diff --git a/src/test/util_tests.cpp b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
index 2d05794cc..1b0ccad51 100644
--- a/src/test/util_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/util_tests.cpp
@@ -323,62 +323,4 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_seed_insecure_rand)
     }
 }
 
-static int nCounter = 0;
-
-static void Count()
-{
-    ++nCounter;
-    MilliSleep(10);
-}
-
-static void CountWithArg(int arg)
-{
-    nCounter += arg;
-    MilliSleep(10);
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_loop_forever1)
-{
-    boost::thread_group threadGroup;
-
-    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<void (*)()>, "count", &Count, 1));
-    MilliSleep(1);
-    threadGroup.interrupt_all();
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nCounter, 1);
-    nCounter = 0;
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_loop_forever2)
-{
-    boost::thread_group threadGroup;
-
-    boost::function<void()> f = boost::bind(&CountWithArg, 11);
-    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&LoopForever<boost::function<void()> >, "count11", f, 11));
-    MilliSleep(1);
-    threadGroup.interrupt_all();
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nCounter, 11);
-    nCounter = 0;
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_threadtrace1)
-{
-    boost::thread_group threadGroup;
-
-    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&TraceThread<void (*)()>, "count11", &Count));
-    threadGroup.join_all();
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nCounter, 1);
-    nCounter = 0;
-}
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(util_threadtrace2)
-{
-    boost::thread_group threadGroup;
-
-    boost::function<void()> f = boost::bind(&CountWithArg, 11);
-    threadGroup.create_thread(boost::bind(&TraceThread<boost::function<void()> >, "count11", f));
-    threadGroup.join_all();
-    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(nCounter, 11);
-    nCounter = 0;
-}
-
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()