diff --git a/makefile/test/com/jetbrains/lang/makefile/MakefileBraceMatcherProviderTest.kt b/makefile/test/com/jetbrains/lang/makefile/MakefileBraceMatcherProviderTest.kt
index dd41771f685..1e10205c736 100644
--- a/makefile/test/com/jetbrains/lang/makefile/MakefileBraceMatcherProviderTest.kt
+++ b/makefile/test/com/jetbrains/lang/makefile/MakefileBraceMatcherProviderTest.kt
@@ -97,22 +97,6 @@ class MakefileBraceMatcherProviderTest : BasePlatformTestCase() {
            caretBeforeBrace = false,
            forward = true)
 
-  @Test
-  fun parenthesisMatchBackwardCaretBeforeOpeningBrace(): Unit =
-    doTest(PARENTHESIS_EXAMPLE,
-           openingBrace = "(",
-           closingBrace = ")",
-           caretBeforeBrace = true,
-           forward = false)
-
-  @Test
-  fun parenthesisMatchBackwardCaretAfterOpeningBrace(): Unit =
-    doTest(PARENTHESIS_EXAMPLE,
-           openingBrace = "(",
-           closingBrace = ")",
-           caretBeforeBrace = false,
-           forward = false)
-
   private fun doTest(@Language("Makefile") text: String,
                      openingBrace: String,
                      closingBrace: String,