diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 049dcc5ae..3dc649012 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -156,7 +156,6 @@ set (pythonTests
   project.test.py
   purge.test.py
   quotes.test.py
-  random_sort.test.py
   rc.override.test.py
   read-only.test.py
   recurrence.test.py
diff --git a/test/random_sort.test.py b/test/random_sort.test.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 1deb459fd..000000000
--- a/test/random_sort.test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-###############################################################################
-#
-# Copyright 2006 - 2025, Tomas Babej, Paul Beckingham, Federico Hernandez.
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-# in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-# OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
-# THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-# SOFTWARE.
-#
-# https://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-#
-###############################################################################
-
-import sys
-import os
-import unittest
-
-# Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
-sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
-
-from basetest import Task, TestCase
-
-
-class TestRandomSort(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.t = Task()
-        self.t("add one")
-        self.t("add two")
-        self.t("add three")
-        self.t("add four")
-        self.t("add five")
-
-    def test_random_sort_deterministic(self):
-        """Verify that 'sort:random' with different seeds produces different orderings."""
-        # With a fixed seed, the order is always the same.
-        code, out1_seed, err = self.t(
-            "rc.debug.random.seed=123 all rc.report.all.sort:random"
-        )
-        code, out2_seed, err = self.t(
-            "rc.debug.random.seed=123 all rc.report.all.sort:random"
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(
-            out1_seed,
-            out2_seed,
-            "Random sort with the same seed should produce the same order",
-        )
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from simpletap import TAPTestRunner
-
-    unittest.main(testRunner=TAPTestRunner())