diff --git a/ghost/core/test/integration/services/email-service/batch-sending.test.js b/ghost/core/test/integration/services/email-service/batch-sending.test.js
index 558ceb75f7..b444f31708 100644
--- a/ghost/core/test/integration/services/email-service/batch-sending.test.js
+++ b/ghost/core/test/integration/services/email-service/batch-sending.test.js
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ const escapeRegExp = require('lodash/escapeRegExp');
 const configUtils = require('../../../utils/configUtils');
 const {settingsCache} = require('../../../../core/server/services/settings-helpers');
 const DomainEvents = require('@tryghost/domain-events');
-const emailService = require('../../../../core/server/services/email-service');
 const should = require('should');
 const {mockSetting, stripeMocker} = require('../../../utils/e2e-framework-mock-manager');
 
@@ -344,33 +343,6 @@ describe('Batch sending tests', function () {
         assert.equal(memberIds.length, _.uniq(memberIds).length);
     });
 
-    it('Protects the email job from being run multiple times at the same time', async function () {
-        // Prepare a post and email model
-        const emailModel = await createPublishedPostEmail();
-
-        assert.equal(emailModel.get('source_type'), 'mobiledoc');
-        assert(emailModel.get('subject'));
-        assert(emailModel.get('from'));
-
-        // Retry sending a couple of times
-        const promises = [];
-        for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-            promises.push(emailService.service.retryEmail(emailModel));
-        }
-        await Promise.all(promises);
-
-        // Await sending job
-        await jobManager.allSettled();
-
-        await emailModel.refresh();
-        assert.equal(emailModel.get('status'), 'submitted');
-        assert.equal(emailModel.get('email_count'), 4);
-
-        // Did we create batches?
-        const batches = await models.EmailBatch.findAll({filter: `email_id:${emailModel.id}`});
-        assert.equal(batches.models.length, 1);
-    });
-
     it('Doesn\'t include members created after the email in the batches', async function () {
         // If we create a new member (e.g. a member that was imported) after the email was created, they should not be included in the email
         const addStub = sinon.stub(models.Email, 'add');