diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/patch/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/patch/aliases
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a80b36fe0..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/patch/aliases
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-destructive
-shippable/posix/group2
-skip/aix
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/origin.txt b/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/origin.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 0ef3d73958..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/origin.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-Stet clita kasd gubergren,no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
-sit amet.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
-tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
-vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
-
-Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
-sit amet.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
-tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
-tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
-vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
-
-Stet clita kasd gubergren,no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
-sit amet.
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/result.patch b/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/result.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d672b1e463..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/result.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
---- origin.txt	2018-05-12 10:22:14.155109584 +0200
-+++ result.txt	2018-05-12 10:18:07.230811204 +0200
-@@ -2,18 +2,12 @@
- sit amet.
- 
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
--tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
--vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
--
--Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
--sit amet.
--
--Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
--tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat.
-+tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
-+At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
- 
- Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
- tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
- vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
- 
--Stet clita kasd gubergren,no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
-+Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
- sit amet.
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/result.txt b/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/result.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index ec40e3b1e5..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/patch/files/result.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-Stet clita kasd gubergren,no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
-sit amet.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
-tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
-At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
-
-Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
-tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At
-vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum.
-
-Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea takimata sanctus est Lorem ipsum dolor
-sit amet.
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/patch/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/patch/meta/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8828391177..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/patch/meta/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-dependencies:
-  - prepare_tests
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/patch/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/patch/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fbe1a5d79..0000000000
--- a/tests/integration/targets/patch/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: ensure idempotency installed
-  package:
-    name: patch
-  when: ansible_distribution != "MacOSX"
-
-- name: create a directory for the result
-  file:
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch"
-    state: directory
-  register: result
-
-- name: assert the directory was created
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - "result.state == 'directory'"
-
-- name: copy the origin file
-  copy:
-    src: "./origin.txt"
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-  register: result
-
-- name: patch the origin file in check mode
-  patch:
-    src: result.patch
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-  check_mode: yes
-  register: result
-
-- name: verify patch the origin file in check mode
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - result is changed
-
-- name: patch the origin file
-  patch:
-    src: result.patch
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-  register: result
-
-- name: verify patch the origin file
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - result is changed
-
-- name: test patch the origin file idempotency
-  patch:
-    src: result.patch
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-  register: result
-
-- name: verify test patch the origin file idempotency
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - result is not changed
-
-- name: verify the resulted file matches expectations
-  copy:
-    src: "./result.txt"
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-  register: result
-  failed_when: result is changed
-
-- name: patch the workfile file in check mode state absent
-  patch:
-    src: result.patch
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-    state: absent
-  check_mode: yes
-  register: result
-
-- name: verify patch the workfile file in check mode state absent
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - result is changed
-
-- name: patch the workfile file state absent
-  patch:
-    src: result.patch
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-    state: absent
-  register: result
-
-- name: verify patch the workfile file state absent
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - result is changed
-
-- name: patch the workfile file state absent idempotency
-  patch:
-    src: result.patch
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-    state: absent
-  register: result
-
-- name: verify patch the workfile file state absent idempotency
-  assert:
-    that:
-    - result is not changed
-
-- name: verify the resulted file matches expectations
-  copy:
-    src: "./origin.txt"
-    dest: "{{ output_dir }}/patch/workfile.txt"
-  register: result
-  failed_when: result is changed