diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index bd0bbc975..1007d6d82 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ set(PYBIND11_TEST_FILES
     test_class_sh_mi_thunks
     test_class_sh_module_local.py
     test_class_sh_property
-    test_class_sh_property_bakein
     test_class_sh_property_non_owning
     test_class_sh_shared_ptr_copy_move
     test_class_sh_trampoline_basic
diff --git a/tests/test_class_sh_property_bakein.cpp b/tests/test_class_sh_property_bakein.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 85ede2547..000000000
--- a/tests/test_class_sh_property_bakein.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-#include "pybind11_tests.h"
-
-#include <cstring>
-
-namespace test_class_sh_property_bakein {
-
-struct WithCharArrayMember {
-    WithCharArrayMember() { std::memcpy(char6_member, "Char6", 6); }
-    char char6_member[6];
-};
-
-struct WithConstCharPtrMember {
-    const char *const_char_ptr_member = "ConstChar*";
-};
-
-} // namespace test_class_sh_property_bakein
-
-TEST_SUBMODULE(class_sh_property_bakein, m) {
-    m.attr("defined_PYBIND11_HAVE_INTERNALS_WITH_SMART_HOLDER_SUPPORT") =
-#ifndef PYBIND11_HAVE_INTERNALS_WITH_SMART_HOLDER_SUPPORT
-        false;
-#else
-        true;
-
-    using namespace test_class_sh_property_bakein;
-
-    py::class_<WithCharArrayMember>(m, "WithCharArrayMember")
-        .def(py::init<>())
-        .def_readonly("char6_member", &WithCharArrayMember::char6_member);
-
-    py::class_<WithConstCharPtrMember>(m, "WithConstCharPtrMember")
-        .def(py::init<>())
-        .def_readonly("const_char_ptr_member", &WithConstCharPtrMember::const_char_ptr_member);
-#endif // PYBIND11_HAVE_INTERNALS_WITH_SMART_HOLDER_SUPPORT
-}
diff --git a/tests/test_class_sh_property_bakein.py b/tests/test_class_sh_property_bakein.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 179bf8662..000000000
--- a/tests/test_class_sh_property_bakein.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-from __future__ import annotations
-
-import pytest
-
-from pybind11_tests import class_sh_property_bakein as m
-
-if not m.defined_PYBIND11_HAVE_INTERNALS_WITH_SMART_HOLDER_SUPPORT:
-    pytest.skip("smart_holder not available.", allow_module_level=True)
-
-
-def test_readonly_char6_member():
-    obj = m.WithCharArrayMember()
-    assert obj.char6_member == "Char6"
-
-
-def test_readonly_const_char_ptr_member():
-    obj = m.WithConstCharPtrMember()
-    assert obj.const_char_ptr_member == "ConstChar*"