diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/fixtures/export-missing/src/app.html b/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/fixtures/export-missing/src/app.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 245305c4ef5b..000000000000
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/fixtures/export-missing/src/app.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-
-
-
-
-
- %svelte.head%
-
-
- %svelte.body%
-
-
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/fixtures/export-missing/svelte.config.js b/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/fixtures/export-missing/svelte.config.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2d1..000000000000
diff --git a/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/index.js b/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/index.js
index d268bb109884..d628541b4b39 100644
--- a/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/kit/src/core/config/test/index.js
@@ -71,21 +71,6 @@ test('load default config (esm)', async () => {
await testLoadDefaultConfig('default-esm');
});
-test('errors on loading config without default export', async () => {
- let errorMessage = null;
- try {
- const cwd = join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'export-missing');
- await load_config({ cwd });
- } catch (e) {
- errorMessage = e.message;
- }
-
- assert.equal(
- errorMessage,
- 'Your config is missing default exports. Make sure to include "export default config;"'
- );
-});
-
test('errors on loading config with incorrect default export', async () => {
let errorMessage = null;
try {