diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_references.py b/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_references.py
index 0235f2ed2a8502fba78437dc7ae03f3f38153dda..6891bf929dacd0cf5206254d86ed17797286ddd4 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_references.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_references.py
@@ -12,26 +12,3 @@ test_output_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) + \
 @pytest.mark.singleend
 def test_software_references():
     assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(test_output_path, 'software_references_mqc.txt'))
-
-
-@pytest.mark.singleend
-def test_software_versions():
-    assert os.path.exists(os.path.join(test_output_path, 'software_versions_mqc.yaml'))
-
-
-@pytest.mark.singleend
-def test_software_versions_output():
-    software_versions = os.path.join(test_output_path, 'software_versions_mqc.yaml')
-    with open(software_versions, 'r') as stream:
-        data_loaded = yaml.load(stream)
-
-    assert len(data_loaded['data'].split('<dt>')) == 15
-
-
-@pytest.mark.singleskip_true
-def test_software_versions_output_rep():
-    software_versions = os.path.join(test_output_path, 'software_versions_mqc.yaml')
-    with open(software_versions, 'r') as stream:
-        data_loaded = yaml.load(stream)
-
-    assert len(data_loaded['data'].split('<dt>')) == 13
diff --git a/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_versions.py b/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_versions.py
index 1048e490fae2bda3346f9f9783419633774846fa..77c674051476e707a8d5ab556d1c4ff498d8e94d 100644
--- a/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_versions.py
+++ b/workflow/tests/test_generate_software_versions.py
@@ -20,13 +20,4 @@ def test_software_versions_output():
     with open(software_versions, 'r') as stream:
         data_loaded = yaml.load(stream)
 
-    assert len(data_loaded['data'].split('<dt>')) == 15
-
-
-@pytest.mark.singleskip_true
-def test_software_versions_output_rep():
-    software_versions = os.path.join(test_output_path, 'software_versions_mqc.yaml')
-    with open(software_versions, 'r') as stream:
-        data_loaded = yaml.load(stream)
-
-    assert len(data_loaded['data'].split('<dt>')) == 13
+    assert len(data_loaded['data'].split('<dt>')) == 17