diff --git a/test/link/build.zig.zon b/test/link/build.zig.zon
index d304212c05..59490fa741 100644
--- a/test/link/build.zig.zon
+++ b/test/link/build.zig.zon
@@ -24,9 +24,6 @@
         .wasm_basic_features = .{
             .path = "wasm/basic-features",
         },
-        .wasm_bss = .{
-            .path = "wasm/bss",
-        },
         .wasm_export = .{
             .path = "wasm/export",
         },
diff --git a/test/link/wasm/bss/build.zig b/test/link/wasm/bss/build.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d4cf84b62..0000000000
--- a/test/link/wasm/bss/build.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,91 +0,0 @@
-const std = @import("std");
-
-pub const requires_stage2 = true;
-
-pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
-    const test_step = b.step("test", "Test");
-    b.default_step = test_step;
-
-    add(b, test_step, .Debug, true);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseFast, false);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseSmall, false);
-    add(b, test_step, .ReleaseSafe, true);
-}
-
-fn add(b: *std.Build, test_step: *std.Build.Step, optimize_mode: std.builtin.OptimizeMode, is_safe: bool) void {
-    {
-        const lib = b.addExecutable(.{
-            .name = "lib",
-            .root_module = b.createModule(.{
-                .root_source_file = b.path("lib.zig"),
-                .target = b.resolveTargetQuery(.{ .cpu_arch = .wasm32, .os_tag = .freestanding }),
-                .optimize = optimize_mode,
-                .strip = false,
-            }),
-        });
-        lib.entry = .disabled;
-        lib.use_llvm = false;
-        lib.use_lld = false;
-        // to make sure the bss segment is emitted, we must import memory
-        lib.import_memory = true;
-        lib.link_gc_sections = false;
-
-        const check_lib = lib.checkObject();
-
-        // since we import memory, make sure it exists with the correct naming
-        check_lib.checkInHeaders();
-        check_lib.checkExact("Section import");
-        check_lib.checkExact("entries 1");
-        check_lib.checkExact("module env"); // default module name is "env"
-        check_lib.checkExact("name memory"); // as per linker specification
-
-        // since we are importing memory, ensure it's not exported
-        check_lib.checkInHeaders();
-        check_lib.checkNotPresent("Section export");
-
-        // validate the name of the stack pointer
-        check_lib.checkInHeaders();
-        check_lib.checkExact("Section custom");
-        check_lib.checkExact("type data_segment");
-        check_lib.checkExact("names 1");
-        // for safe optimization modes `undefined` is stored in data instead of bss.
-        if (is_safe) {
-            check_lib.checkExact("index 0");
-            check_lib.checkExact("name .data");
-            check_lib.checkNotPresent("name .bss");
-        } else {
-            check_lib.checkExact("index 0"); // bss section always last
-            check_lib.checkExact("name .bss");
-        }
-        test_step.dependOn(&check_lib.step);
-    }
-
-    // verify zero'd declaration is stored in bss for all optimization modes.
-    {
-        const lib = b.addExecutable(.{
-            .name = "lib",
-            .root_module = b.createModule(.{
-                .root_source_file = b.path("lib2.zig"),
-                .target = b.resolveTargetQuery(.{ .cpu_arch = .wasm32, .os_tag = .freestanding }),
-                .optimize = optimize_mode,
-                .strip = false,
-            }),
-        });
-        lib.entry = .disabled;
-        lib.use_llvm = false;
-        lib.use_lld = false;
-        // to make sure the bss segment is emitted, we must import memory
-        lib.import_memory = true;
-        lib.link_gc_sections = false;
-
-        const check_lib = lib.checkObject();
-        check_lib.checkInHeaders();
-        check_lib.checkExact("Section custom");
-        check_lib.checkExact("type data_segment");
-        check_lib.checkExact("names 1");
-        check_lib.checkExact("index 0");
-        check_lib.checkExact("name .bss");
-
-        test_step.dependOn(&check_lib.step);
-    }
-}
diff --git a/test/link/wasm/bss/lib.zig b/test/link/wasm/bss/lib.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a05d4d6e2..0000000000
--- a/test/link/wasm/bss/lib.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-pub var bss: u32 = undefined;
-
-fn foo() callconv(.c) u32 {
-    return bss;
-}
-
-comptime {
-    @export(&foo, .{ .name = "foo", .visibility = .hidden });
-}
diff --git a/test/link/wasm/bss/lib2.zig b/test/link/wasm/bss/lib2.zig
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cf1ef87da..0000000000
--- a/test/link/wasm/bss/lib2.zig
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-pub var bss: u32 = 0;
-
-fn foo() callconv(.c) u32 {
-    return bss;
-}
-
-comptime {
-    @export(&foo, .{ .name = "foo", .visibility = .hidden });
-}