diff --git a/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py b/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py
index 1ff4bfe3c..3cd89245b 100644
--- a/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py
+++ b/tests/optimize/test_optimize_reports.py
@@ -393,33 +393,6 @@ def test_write_read_backtest_candles(tmp_path):
 
     _clean_test_file(stored_file)
 
-    # test file exporting
-    filename = tmp_path / "testresult"
-    mock_conf["exportfilename"] = filename
-    store_backtest_results(mock_conf, bt_results, sample_date, analysis_results=data)
-    stored_file = tmp_path / f"testresult-{sample_date}.zip"
-    signals_pkl = f"testresult-{sample_date}_signals.pkl"
-    rejected_pkl = f"testresult-{sample_date}_rejected.pkl"
-    exited_pkl = f"testresult-{sample_date}_exited.pkl"
-    assert not (tmp_path / signals_pkl).is_file()
-    assert stored_file.is_file()
-
-    with ZipFile(stored_file, "r") as zipf:
-        assert signals_pkl in zipf.namelist()
-        assert rejected_pkl in zipf.namelist()
-        assert exited_pkl in zipf.namelist()
-
-        with zipf.open(signals_pkl) as scp:
-            pickled_signal_candles2 = joblib.load(scp)
-
-    assert pickled_signal_candles2.keys() == candle_dict.keys()
-    assert pickled_signal_candles2["DefStrat"].keys() == pickled_signal_candles2["DefStrat"].keys()
-    assert pickled_signal_candles2["DefStrat"]["UNITTEST/BTC"].equals(
-        pickled_signal_candles2["DefStrat"]["UNITTEST/BTC"]
-    )
-
-    _clean_test_file(stored_file)
-
 
 def test_generate_pair_metrics():
     results = pd.DataFrame(