diff --git a/tests/hpc/test-crew_local.R b/tests/hpc/test-crew_local.R
index cd210471..15323e09 100644
--- a/tests/hpc/test-crew_local.R
+++ b/tests/hpc/test-crew_local.R
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ tar_test("heavily parallel workload should run fast", {
   expect_equal(tar_outdated(callr_function = NULL), character(0))
 })
 
-tar_test("saturated controllers should not get tasks", {
+tar_test("saturated controllers should get tasks", {
   # Also watch CPU usage on htop. Should be low.
   skip_on_cran()
   skip_if_not_installed("crew")
@@ -135,27 +135,6 @@ tar_test("saturated controllers should not get tasks", {
       tar_target(z, Sys.sleep(10))
     )
   })
-  tar_make() # First two should start, then a pause, then the next two.
-  expect_equal(tar_outdated(callr_function = NULL), character(0))
-})
-
-tar_test("controllers are assessed individually for saturation in a group", {
-  skip_on_cran()
-  skip_if_not_installed("crew")
-  tar_script({
-    library(targets)
-    a <- crew::crew_controller_local(name = "a", workers = 2)
-    b <- crew::crew_controller_local(name = "b", workers = 2)
-    tar_option_set(controller = crew::crew_controller_group(a, b))
-    resources_a <- tar_resources(crew = tar_resources_crew(controller = "a"))
-    resources_b <- tar_resources(crew = tar_resources_crew(controller = "b"))
-    list(
-      tar_target(w, Sys.sleep(5), resources = resources_a),
-      tar_target(x, Sys.sleep(5), resources = resources_a),
-      tar_target(y, Sys.sleep(5), resources = resources_b),
-      tar_target(z, Sys.sleep(5), resources = resources_b)
-    )
-  })
-  tar_make() # All 4 should start at once and finish at once.
+  tar_make() # All 4 targets should start and the last 2 should be "pending".
   expect_equal(tar_outdated(callr_function = NULL), character(0))
 })