diff --git a/tests/kolainst/destructive/bootupd-static.sh b/tests/kolainst/destructive/bootupd-static.sh
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-#!/bin/bash
-set -xeuo pipefail
-
-. ${KOLA_EXT_DATA}/libinsttest.sh
-
-require_writable_sysroot
-prepare_tmpdir
-
-bootupd_state=/boot/bootupd-state.json
-mount -o remount,rw /boot
-if grep -qFe "\"static-configs\"" "${bootupd_state}"; then
-    echo "Host is using static configs already, overriding this"
-    jq --compact-output '.["static-configs"] = null' < "${bootupd_state}" > "${bootupd_state}".new
-    mv "${bootupd_state}.new" "${bootupd_state}"
-fi
-
-# Print the current value for reference, it's "none" on FCOS derivatives
-ostree config get sysroot.bootloader || true
-ostree config set sysroot.bootloader auto
-
-ostree admin deploy --stage "${host_commit}"
-systemctl stop ostree-finalize-staged.service
-used_bootloader=$(journalctl -u ostree-finalize-staged -o json MESSAGE_ID=dd440e3e549083b63d0efc7dc15255f1 | tail -1 | jq -r .OSTREE_BOOTLOADER)
-# We're verifying the legacy default now
-assert_streq "${used_bootloader}" "grub2"
-ostree admin undeploy 0
-
-# Now synthesize a bootupd config which uses static configs
-jq '. + {"static-configs": {}}' < "${bootupd_state}"  > "${bootupd_state}".new
-mv "${bootupd_state}.new" "${bootupd_state}"
-ostree admin deploy --stage "${host_commit}"
-systemctl stop ostree-finalize-staged.service
-used_bootloader=$(journalctl -u ostree-finalize-staged -o json MESSAGE_ID=dd440e3e549083b63d0efc7dc15255f1 | tail -1 | jq -r .OSTREE_BOOTLOADER)
-assert_streq "${used_bootloader}" "none"
-
-echo "ok bootupd static"