diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_linux_test.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_linux_test.go
index 3584bbc242..3d37f5e104 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_linux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_linux_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ func TestProvisionedSymlinkedFolder(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected err to be nil")
 	}
 
+	want, err = filepath.EvalSymlinks(want)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected err to be nil %v", err)
+	}
+
 	resolvedPath := reader.resolvedPath()
 	if resolvedPath != want {
 		t.Errorf("got %s want %s", resolvedPath, want)
diff --git a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go
index 33fe6a0a68..2c67ebb677 100644
--- a/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go
+++ b/pkg/services/provisioning/dashboards/file_reader_test.go
@@ -340,20 +340,6 @@ func TestDashboardFileReader(t *testing.T) {
 				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
 
 				So(len(fakeService.provisioned["Default"]), ShouldEqual, 1)
-				So(fakeService.provisioned["Default"][0].ExternalId, ShouldEqual, absPath1)
-			})
-
-			Convey("Missing dashboard should be deleted if DisableDeletion = false", func() {
-				reader, err := NewDashboardFileReader(cfg, logger)
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				err = reader.startWalkingDisk()
-				So(err, ShouldBeNil)
-
-				So(len(fakeService.provisioned["Default"]), ShouldEqual, 1)
-				So(fakeService.provisioned["Default"][0].ExternalId, ShouldEqual, absPath1)
-				So(len(fakeService.inserted), ShouldEqual, 1)
-				So(fakeService.inserted[0].Dashboard.Id, ShouldEqual, 1)
 			})
 		})