diff --git a/scripts/ci/Makefile b/scripts/ci/Makefile
index 02b4d871c..3e4d59430 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/ci/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export UNAME
 CONTAINER_RUNTIME := docker
 export CONTAINER_RUNTIME
 
-alpine: ZDTM_OPTIONS=-x zdtm/static/binfmt_misc -x zdtm/static/netns-nf -x zdtm/static/sched_policy00 -x zdtm/static/seccomp_strict -x zdtm/static/sigaltstack -x zdtm/static/signalfd00 -x zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap
+alpine: ZDTM_OPTIONS=-x zdtm/static/binfmt_misc -x zdtm/static/netns-nf -x zdtm/static/sched_policy00 -x zdtm/static/seccomp_strict -x zdtm/static/sigaltstack -x zdtm/static/signalfd00
 
 define DOCKER_JSON
 {
diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index cf7dacac4..9938015e0 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ clean_root:
 .PHONY: clean_root
 
 clean: clean_root
-	$(RM) zdtm_ct zdtm-tst-list umount2 zdtm_test_config.conf
+	$(RM) zdtm_ct zdtm-tst-list umount2
 	$(Q) $(RM) *.log
 	$(Q) $(RM) -r ./dump/
 	$(Q) $(MAKE) -C zdtm cleandep clean cleanout
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/Makefile b/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
index 1b057c70c..33e15f85a 100644
--- a/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
+++ b/test/zdtm/static/Makefile
@@ -237,7 +237,6 @@ TST_NOFILE	:=				\
 		netns_sub_veth			\
 		netns_sub_sysctl	\
 		unlink_multiple_largefiles	\
-		config_inotify_irmap		\
 		thp_disable			\
 		pid_file			\
 		selinux00			\
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap.c b/test/zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 94585491a..000000000
--- a/test/zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <limits.h>
-
-#include <sys/types.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-#include <sys/stat.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <sys/inotify.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include "zdtmtst.h"
-
-/*
- * This test reuses inotify_irmap test for testing configuration files
- * functionality. For parts not related to configuration files, please
- * refer to the original test case and it's author.
- */
-
-const char *test_doc = "Default configuration files usage";
-const char *test_author = "Veronika Kabatova <vkabatov@redhat.com>";
-
-#define TDIR "/etc"
-char test_files[2][128] = {
-	TDIR "/zdtm-test",
-	TDIR "/zdtm-test1",
-};
-#define CONFIG_PATH "../../zdtm_test_config.conf"
-
-#define BUFF_SIZE ((sizeof(struct inotify_event) + PATH_MAX))
-
-int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-	FILE *configfile;
-	char buf[BUFF_SIZE];
-	int fd, wd, i;
-
-	test_init(argc, argv);
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		unlink(test_files[i]);
-		if (creat(test_files[i], 0600) < 0) {
-			pr_perror("Can't make test file");
-			exit(1);
-		}
-	}
-	fd = inotify_init1(IN_NONBLOCK);
-	if (fd < 0) {
-		pr_perror("inotify_init failed");
-		goto err;
-	}
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		wd = inotify_add_watch(fd, test_files[i], IN_OPEN);
-		if (wd < 0) {
-			pr_perror("inotify_add_watch failed");
-			goto err;
-		}
-	}
-
-	configfile = fopen(CONFIG_PATH, "w");
-	if (configfile == NULL) {
-		pr_perror("Unable to create configuration file %s", CONFIG_PATH);
-		goto err;
-	}
-	fprintf(configfile, "force-irmap\t\nirmap-scan-path /zdtm/static\n");
-	fclose(configfile);
-
-	test_daemon();
-	test_waitsig();
-
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
-		memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
-		wd = open(test_files[i], O_RDONLY);
-		if (read(fd, buf, sizeof(buf)) <= 0) {
-			fail("No events in queue");
-			unlink(CONFIG_PATH);
-			goto err;
-		}
-	}
-
-	close(wd);
-	close(fd);
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-		unlink(test_files[i]);
-	unlink(CONFIG_PATH);
-	pass();
-	return 0;
-err:
-	for (i = 0; i < 2; i++)
-		unlink(test_files[i]);
-	return 1;
-}
diff --git a/test/zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap.desc b/test/zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap.desc
deleted file mode 100644
index 591ae7191..000000000
--- a/test/zdtm/static/config_inotify_irmap.desc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-(lambda confpath:
-{'flags': 'suid', 'opts': '--config %s' % (confpath)
-}) (os.path.abspath('./zdtm_test_config.conf'))