diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/turn_mx_off.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/turn_mx_off.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index f1fc21536..000000000
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/turn_mx_off.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.enable_metadata_sync TO OFF;
-SELECT pg_reload_conf();
-
-SET client_min_messages TO ERROR;
-SELECT stop_metadata_sync_to_node(nodename, nodeport) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE isactive = 't' and noderole = 'primary';
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/turn_mx_on.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/turn_mx_on.sql
deleted file mode 100644
index b471728f6..000000000
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/turn_mx_on.sql
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-ALTER SYSTEM SET citus.enable_metadata_sync TO ON;
-SELECT pg_reload_conf();
-SELECT pg_sleep(0.1);
-
-SET client_min_messages TO ERROR;
-SELECT start_metadata_sync_to_node(nodename, nodeport) FROM pg_dist_node WHERE isactive = 't' and noderole = 'primary';