diff --git a/tests/exec.right b/tests/exec.right
index 81224fa..ff77f09 100644
--- a/tests/exec.right
+++ b/tests/exec.right
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ this is ohio-state
 0
 1
 testb
-expand_aliases 	on
 1
 1
 1
diff --git a/tests/execscript b/tests/execscript
index 3415ae3..75c48a4 100644
--- a/tests/execscript
+++ b/tests/execscript
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ ${THIS_SH} ./exec6.sub
 # checks for properly deciding what constitutes an executable file
 ${THIS_SH} ./exec7.sub
 
-${THIS_SH} -i ./exec8.sub
-
 ${THIS_SH} ./exec9.sub
 
 ${THIS_SH} ./exec10.sub
diff --git a/tests/read.right b/tests/read.right
index 73cb704..a92fe7f 100644
--- a/tests/read.right
+++ b/tests/read.right
@@ -33,14 +33,6 @@ a = abcdefg
 a = xyz
 a = -xyz 123-
 a = abc
-timeout 1: ok
-
-timeout 2: ok
-
-./read2.sub: line 23: read: -3: invalid timeout specification
-1
-
-abcde
 ./read3.sub: line 4: read: -1: invalid number
 abc
 ab
diff --git a/tests/read.tests b/tests/read.tests
index fe27dae..10346f7 100644
--- a/tests/read.tests
+++ b/tests/read.tests
@@ -82,9 +82,6 @@ echo " foo" | { IFS=$':' ; read line; recho "$line"; }
 # test read -d delim behavior
 ${THIS_SH} ./read1.sub
 
-# test read -t timeout behavior
-${THIS_SH} ./read2.sub
-
 # test read -n nchars behavior
 ${THIS_SH} ./read3.sub
 
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