diff --git a/testsuite/expect/Makefile.am b/testsuite/expect/Makefile.am
index 521277c0003aae1f0d548dca35f02ffd303f059c..c96b2cb6c4c6520d112b6cd88dde726aac0e6088 100644
--- a/testsuite/expect/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/expect/Makefile.am
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	test17.16			\
 	test17.17			\
 	test17.18			\
-	test17.19			\
 	test17.20			\
 	test17.21			\
 	test17.22			\
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/Makefile.in b/testsuite/expect/Makefile.in
index 243e57c3c57ab53368a064dbfe50bb6755236126..5db8a2983698bc891aa88d423ecdbaa9974eea6a 100644
--- a/testsuite/expect/Makefile.in
+++ b/testsuite/expect/Makefile.in
@@ -517,7 +517,6 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 	test17.16			\
 	test17.17			\
 	test17.18			\
-	test17.19			\
 	test17.20			\
 	test17.21			\
 	test17.22			\
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/README b/testsuite/expect/README
index 1b3531308ecdfe808bd0dae35b3cc3a1131c841b..bc257d56a542db8de179ad3f49ff31515f27f647 100644
--- a/testsuite/expect/README
+++ b/testsuite/expect/README
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #
 # This file is part of SLURM, a resource management program.
 # For details, see <https://computing.llnl.gov/linux/slurm/>.
- # Please also read the supplied file: DISCLAIMER.
+# Please also read the supplied file: DISCLAIMER.
 #
 # SLURM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
 # the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
@@ -460,8 +460,7 @@ test17.17  Confirm that node sharing flags are respected  (--nodelist and
            --share options)
 test17.18  Test of job dependencies and deferred begin time (--depedency 
            and --begin options).
-test17.19  Test the launch of a batch job within an existing job allocation.
-           This logic is used by LSF
+test17.19  REMOVED
 test17.20  Test of mail options (--mail-type and --mail-user options)
 test17.21  Tests #SLURM entry functionality in a batch script
 test17.22  Test of running non-existant job, confirm timely termination.
diff --git a/testsuite/expect/test17.19 b/testsuite/expect/test17.19
deleted file mode 100755
index 1d73e5c37ec5fca64739f48f14c9c181d83196d0..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/testsuite/expect/test17.19
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,109 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/expect
-############################################################################
-# Purpose: Test of SLURM functionality
-#          Test the launch of a batch job within an existing job allocation.
-#          This logic is used by LSF
-#
-# Output:  "TEST: #.#" followed by "SUCCESS" if test was successful, OR
-#          "FAILURE: ..." otherwise with an explanation of the failure, OR
-#          anything else indicates a failure mode that must be investigated.
-############################################################################
-# Copyright (C) 2005-2006 The Regents of the University of California.
-# Produced at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (cf, DISCLAIMER).
-# Written by Morris Jette <jette1@llnl.gov>
-# CODE-OCEC-09-009. All rights reserved.
-# 
-# This file is part of SLURM, a resource management program.
-# For details, see <https://computing.llnl.gov/linux/slurm/>.
-# Please also read the included file: DISCLAIMER.
-#  
-# SLURM is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
-# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
-# Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
-# any later version.
-# 
-# SLURM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
-# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
-# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more
-# details.
-# 
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
-# with SLURM; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
-# 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA.
-############################################################################
-source ./globals
-
-set test_id      "17.19"
-set file_in      "test$test_id.input"
-set exit_code    0
-set job_id_1     0
-set job_id_2     0
-
-print_header $test_id
-
-#
-# Build input script file
-#
-exec $bin_rm -f $file_in
-make_bash_script $file_in "$bin_printenv SLURMD_NODENAME"
-
-#
-# Spawn a batch job that uses stdout/err and confirm their contents
-#
-set timeout $max_job_delay
-if { [test_bluegene] } {
-	set node_cnt 1-2048
-} else {
-	if { [test_xcpu] } {
-		set node_cnt 1-1
-	} else {
-		set node_cnt 1-4
-	}
-}
-
-set salloc_pid [spawn $salloc -N$node_cnt -v -t1 $bin_bash]
-expect {
-	-re "Granted job allocation ($number)" {
-		set job_id_1 $expect_out(1,string)
-		send "$sbatch --jobid=$job_id_1 -o none -e none $file_in \n"
-		exp_continue
-	}
-	-re "Submitted batch job ($number)" {
-		set job_id_2 $expect_out(1,string)
-		send "exit \n"
-		exp_continue
-	}
-	-re "Submitted batch job ($number).0" {
-		set job_id_2 $expect_out(1,string)
-		send "exit \n"
-		exp_continue
-	}
-	timeout {
-		send_user "\nFAILURE: srun not responding\n"
-		slow_kill $salloc_pid
-		set exit_code 1
-	}
-	eof {
-		wait
-	}
-}
-
-if {$job_id_1 == 0} {
-	send_user "\nFAILURE: job allocation failure\n"
-	exit 1
-}
-if {$job_id_1 != $job_id_2} {
-	send_user "\nFAILURE: batch job did not run in existing allocation\n"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-if [file exists none] {
-	send_user "\nFAILURE: created file 'none', should have mapped to no file\n"
-	exit 1
-}
-
-if {$exit_code == 0} {
-	send_user "\nSUCCESS\n"
-	exec $bin_rm -f $file_in
-}
-exit $exit_code