diff --git a/tests/boards/board_shell/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/boards/board_shell/CMakeLists.txt
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index bd739fc2c4d..00000000000
--- a/tests/boards/board_shell/CMakeLists.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.13.1)
-find_package(Zephyr REQUIRED HINTS $ENV{ZEPHYR_BASE})
-project(board_shell)
-
-FILE(GLOB app_sources src/*.c)
-target_sources(app PRIVATE ${app_sources})
diff --git a/tests/boards/board_shell/prj.conf b/tests/boards/board_shell/prj.conf
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index 6638adc5c7d..00000000000
--- a/tests/boards/board_shell/prj.conf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-CONFIG_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_LOG=y
-CONFIG_LOG_BACKEND_UART=n
-CONFIG_KERNEL_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_THREAD_MONITOR=y
-CONFIG_INIT_STACKS=y
-CONFIG_BOOT_BANNER=n
-CONFIG_THREAD_NAME=y
-CONFIG_DEVICE_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_TEST_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_HWINFO=y
-CONFIG_HWINFO_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_GPIO_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_GPIO=y
-CONFIG_FLASH=y
-CONFIG_FLASH_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_FLASH_PAGE_LAYOUT=y
-CONFIG_FLASH_MAP=y
-CONFIG_FLASH_MAP_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_ADC=y
-CONFIG_ADC_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_CAN=y
-CONFIG_CAN_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_PWM=y
-CONFIG_PWM_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_EEPROM=y
-CONFIG_EEPROM_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_SENSOR=y
-CONFIG_SENSOR_SHELL=y
-CONFIG_DAC=y
-CONFIG_DAC_SHELL=y
diff --git a/tests/boards/board_shell/src/main.c b/tests/boards/board_shell/src/main.c
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index c97275ef434..00000000000
--- a/tests/boards/board_shell/src/main.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
- *
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-#include <zephyr.h>
-#include <sys/printk.h>
-#include <shell/shell.h>
-#include <shell/shell_uart.h>
-#include <version.h>
-#include <logging/log.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-LOG_MODULE_REGISTER(app);
-
-void main(void)
-{
-
-}
diff --git a/tests/boards/board_shell/testcase.yaml b/tests/boards/board_shell/testcase.yaml
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index 7b2365baae6..00000000000
--- a/tests/boards/board_shell/testcase.yaml
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@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-tests:
-  boards.shell.shell:
-    tags: shell
-    harness: keyboard
-    platform_whitelist: nrf52840dk_nrf52840 frdm_k64f