diff --git a/test/atari2600-common/test.cmake b/test/atari2600-common/test.cmake
index 83d85699a..e9188d679 100644
--- a/test/atari2600-common/test.cmake
+++ b/test/atari2600-common/test.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ target_include_directories(test-lib-emutest BEFORE PUBLIC
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../atari2600-common/)
 
 add_vcs_test(minimal ../atari2600-common)
-add_vcs_test(zeropage-max ../atari2600-common)
 
 add_vcs_test(frame-simple ../atari2600-common)
 set_property(TEST test-frame-simple PROPERTY ENVIRONMENT EMUTEST_FB_CRC_PASS=3714305448)
diff --git a/test/atari2600-common/zeropage-max.c b/test/atari2600-common/zeropage-max.c
deleted file mode 100644
index a36cbaeab..000000000
--- a/test/atari2600-common/zeropage-max.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#include <string.h>
-#include <mapper.h>
-#include <peekpoke.h>
-
-#include "vcslib.h"
-#include "test-lib-vcs.h"
-
-// 128 bytes PIA RAM
-// 32 bytes for registers
-// 16 bytes for stack
-// 8 bytes for test result
-char buf[128 - 32 - 16 - 8];
-
-void test_recurse(int n) {
-  if (n == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-  buf[0]++;
-  test_recurse(n - 1);
-  buf[0]--;
-}
-
-void test_zp_max() {
-  // set memory
-  memset(buf, 0x55, sizeof(buf));
-  // test 10 layers of recursion
-  test_recurse(10);
-  // compare memory
-  for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(buf); i++) {
-    if (buf[i] != 0x55) {
-      test_failed();
-    }
-  }
-}
-
-int main(void) {
-  test_zp_max();
-  test_passed();
-  return 0;
-}