diff --git a/tests/qtest/meson.build b/tests/qtest/meson.build
index be4fa627b5..d6af6a036b 100644
--- a/tests/qtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/qtest/meson.build
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ qtests_generic = [
   'test-hmp',
   'qos-test',
   'readconfig-test',
-  'netdev-socket',
 ]
 if enable_modules
   qtests_generic += [ 'modules-test' ]
@@ -402,7 +401,6 @@ qtests = {
   'tpm-tis-device-test': [io, tpmemu_files, 'tpm-tis-util.c'],
   'virtio-net-failover': test_migration_files,
   'vmgenid-test': files('boot-sector.c', 'acpi-utils.c'),
-  'netdev-socket': files('netdev-socket.c', '../unit/socket-helpers.c'),
 }
 
 if vnc.found()