diff --git a/tests/testsuite/cross_compile.rs b/tests/testsuite/cross_compile.rs
index ae36b1e8e09..065e9aee044 100644
--- a/tests/testsuite/cross_compile.rs
+++ b/tests/testsuite/cross_compile.rs
@@ -143,201 +143,6 @@ fn simple_deps() {
     p.process(&p.target_bin(&target, "foo")).run();
 }
 
-#[cargo_test]
-fn plugin_deps() {
-    if cross_compile::disabled() {
-        return;
-    }
-    if !is_nightly() {
-        // plugins are unstable
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let foo = project()
-        .file(
-            "Cargo.toml",
-            r#"
-            [package]
-            name = "foo"
-            version = "0.0.1"
-            authors = []
-
-            [dependencies.bar]
-            path = "../bar"
-
-            [dependencies.baz]
-            path = "../baz"
-        "#,
-        )
-        .file(
-            "src/main.rs",
-            r#"
-            #![feature(plugin)]
-            #![plugin(bar)]
-            extern crate baz;
-            fn main() {
-                assert_eq!(bar!(), baz::baz());
-            }
-        "#,
-        )
-        .build();
-    let _bar = project()
-        .at("bar")
-        .file(
-            "Cargo.toml",
-            r#"
-            [package]
-            name = "bar"
-            version = "0.0.1"
-            authors = []
-
-            [lib]
-            name = "bar"
-            plugin = true
-        "#,
-        )
-        .file(
-            "src/lib.rs",
-            r#"
-            #![feature(plugin_registrar, rustc_private)]
-
-            extern crate rustc_driver;
-            extern crate syntax;
-            extern crate syntax_expand;
-
-            use rustc_driver::plugin::Registry;
-            use syntax::tokenstream::TokenStream;
-            use syntax::source_map::Span;
-            use syntax::ast::*;
-            use syntax_expand::base::{ExtCtxt, MacEager, MacResult};
-
-            #[plugin_registrar]
-            pub fn foo(reg: &mut Registry) {
-                reg.register_macro("bar", expand_bar);
-            }
-
-            fn expand_bar(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: TokenStream)
-                          -> Box<MacResult + 'static> {
-                MacEager::expr(cx.expr_lit(sp, LitKind::Int(1, LitIntType::Unsuffixed)))
-            }
-        "#,
-        )
-        .build();
-    let _baz = project()
-        .at("baz")
-        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("baz", "0.0.1"))
-        .file("src/lib.rs", "pub fn baz() -> i32 { 1 }")
-        .build();
-
-    let target = cross_compile::alternate();
-    foo.cargo("build --target").arg(&target).run();
-    assert!(foo.target_bin(&target, "foo").is_file());
-
-    foo.process(&foo.target_bin(&target, "foo")).run();
-}
-
-#[cargo_test]
-fn plugin_to_the_max() {
-    if cross_compile::disabled() {
-        return;
-    }
-    if !is_nightly() {
-        // plugins are unstable
-        return;
-    }
-
-    let foo = project()
-        .file(
-            "Cargo.toml",
-            r#"
-            [package]
-            name = "foo"
-            version = "0.0.1"
-            authors = []
-
-            [dependencies.bar]
-            path = "../bar"
-
-            [dependencies.baz]
-            path = "../baz"
-        "#,
-        )
-        .file(
-            "src/main.rs",
-            r#"
-            #![feature(plugin)]
-            #![plugin(bar)]
-            extern crate baz;
-            fn main() {
-                assert_eq!(bar!(), baz::baz());
-            }
-        "#,
-        )
-        .build();
-    let _bar = project()
-        .at("bar")
-        .file(
-            "Cargo.toml",
-            r#"
-            [package]
-            name = "bar"
-            version = "0.0.1"
-            authors = []
-
-            [lib]
-            name = "bar"
-            plugin = true
-
-            [dependencies.baz]
-            path = "../baz"
-        "#,
-        )
-        .file(
-            "src/lib.rs",
-            r#"
-            #![feature(plugin_registrar, rustc_private)]
-
-            extern crate rustc_driver;
-            extern crate syntax;
-            extern crate syntax_expand;
-            extern crate baz;
-
-            use rustc_driver::plugin::Registry;
-            use syntax::tokenstream::TokenStream;
-            use syntax::source_map::Span;
-            use syntax::ast::*;
-            use syntax_expand::base::{ExtCtxt, MacEager, MacResult};
-            use syntax::ptr::P;
-
-            #[plugin_registrar]
-            pub fn foo(reg: &mut Registry) {
-                reg.register_macro("bar", expand_bar);
-            }
-
-            fn expand_bar(cx: &mut ExtCtxt, sp: Span, tts: TokenStream)
-                          -> Box<MacResult + 'static> {
-                let bar = Ident::from_str("baz");
-                let path = cx.path(sp, vec![bar.clone(), bar]);
-                MacEager::expr(cx.expr_call(sp, cx.expr_path(path), vec![]))
-            }
-        "#,
-        )
-        .build();
-    let _baz = project()
-        .at("baz")
-        .file("Cargo.toml", &basic_manifest("baz", "0.0.1"))
-        .file("src/lib.rs", "pub fn baz() -> i32 { 1 }")
-        .build();
-
-    let target = cross_compile::alternate();
-    foo.cargo("build -v --target").arg(&target).run();
-    println!("second");
-    foo.cargo("build -v --target").arg(&target).run();
-    assert!(foo.target_bin(&target, "foo").is_file());
-
-    foo.process(&foo.target_bin(&target, "foo")).run();
-}
-
 #[cargo_test]
 fn linker_and_ar() {
     if cross_compile::disabled() {