diff --git a/test/test-eio-overflow.c b/test/test-eio-overflow.c
deleted file mode 100644
index c7a8f506..00000000
--- a/test/test-eio-overflow.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
- *
- * 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.
- */
-
-#include "uv.h"
-#include "task.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-
-static uv_idle_t idle;
-
-static const int max_opened = 10000;
-static const int max_delta = 4000;
-
-static int opened = 0;
-static int closed = 0;
-
-
-void work_cb(uv_work_t* work) {
-  /* continue as fast as possible */
-}
-
-
-void after_work_cb(uv_work_t* work) {
-  free(work);
-  closed++;
-}
-
-
-void make_eio_req(void) {
-  uv_work_t* w;
-
-  opened++;
-
-  w = (uv_work_t*) malloc(sizeof(*w));
-  ASSERT(w != NULL);
-
-  uv_queue_work(uv_default_loop(), w, work_cb, after_work_cb);
-}
-
-
-void idle_cb(uv_idle_t* idle, int status) {
-  ASSERT(opened - closed < max_delta);
-  if (opened <= max_opened) {
-    int i;
-    for (i = 0; i < 30; i++) {
-      make_eio_req();
-    }
-  } else {
-    int r;
-
-    r = uv_idle_stop(idle);
-    ASSERT(r == 0);
-  }
-}
-
-
-TEST_IMPL(eio_overflow) {
-  int r;
-
-  r = uv_idle_init(uv_default_loop(), &idle);
-  ASSERT(r == 0);
-
-  r = uv_idle_start(&idle, idle_cb);
-  ASSERT(r == 0);
-
-  r = uv_run(uv_default_loop());
-  ASSERT(r == 0);
-
-  return 0;
-}
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 6b2883cf..2466b570 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -154,7 +154,6 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_open_dir)
 TEST_DECLARE   (fs_rename_to_existing_file)
 TEST_DECLARE   (threadpool_queue_work_simple)
 TEST_DECLARE   (threadpool_multiple_event_loops)
-TEST_DECLARE   (eio_overflow)
 TEST_DECLARE   (thread_mutex)
 TEST_DECLARE   (thread_rwlock)
 TEST_DECLARE   (thread_create)
@@ -375,7 +374,6 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_rename_to_existing_file)
   TEST_ENTRY  (threadpool_queue_work_simple)
   TEST_ENTRY  (threadpool_multiple_event_loops)
-  TEST_ENTRY  (eio_overflow)
   TEST_ENTRY  (thread_mutex)
   TEST_ENTRY  (thread_rwlock)
   TEST_ENTRY  (thread_create)
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index 605b5b1c..f53e18ec 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -305,7 +305,6 @@
         'test/test-connection-fail.c',
         'test/test-cwd-and-chdir.c',
         'test/test-delayed-accept.c',
-        'test/test-eio-overflow.c',
         'test/test-fail-always.c',
         'test/test-fs.c',
         'test/test-fs-event.c',