diff --git a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_vars.py b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_vars.py
index c44c399e0..f01f86803 100644
--- a/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_vars.py
+++ b/pkgs/clan-cli/tests/test_vars.py
@@ -501,73 +501,6 @@ def test_prompt(
     )
 
 
-@pytest.mark.with_core
-def test_share_flag(
-    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
-    flake: ClanFlake,
-    sops_setup: SopsSetup,
-) -> None:
-    config = flake.machines["my_machine"]
-    config["nixpkgs"]["hostPlatform"] = "x86_64-linux"
-    shared_generator = config["clan"]["core"]["vars"]["generators"]["shared_generator"]
-    shared_generator["share"] = True
-    shared_generator["files"]["my_secret"]["secret"] = True
-    shared_generator["files"]["my_value"]["secret"] = False
-    shared_generator["script"] = (
-        "echo hello > $out/my_secret && echo hello > $out/my_value"
-    )
-    unshared_generator = config["clan"]["core"]["vars"]["generators"][
-        "unshared_generator"
-    ]
-    unshared_generator["share"] = False
-    unshared_generator["files"]["my_secret"]["secret"] = True
-    unshared_generator["files"]["my_value"]["secret"] = False
-    unshared_generator["script"] = (
-        "echo hello > $out/my_secret && echo hello > $out/my_value"
-    )
-    flake.refresh()
-    monkeypatch.chdir(flake.path)
-    sops_setup.init()
-    machine = Machine(name="my_machine", flake=FlakeId(str(flake.path)))
-    assert not check_vars(machine)
-    cli.run(["vars", "generate", "--flake", str(flake.path), "my_machine"])
-    assert check_vars(machine)
-    sops_store = sops.SecretStore(
-        Machine(name="my_machine", flake=FlakeId(str(flake.path)))
-    )
-    in_repo_store = in_repo.FactStore(
-        Machine(name="my_machine", flake=FlakeId(str(flake.path)))
-    )
-    # check secrets stored correctly
-    assert sops_store.exists(Generator("shared_generator", share=True), "my_secret")
-    assert not sops_store.exists(
-        Generator("shared_generator", share=False), "my_secret"
-    )
-    assert sops_store.exists(Generator("unshared_generator", share=False), "my_secret")
-    assert not sops_store.exists(
-        Generator("unshared_generator", share=True), "my_secret"
-    )
-    # check values stored correctly
-    assert in_repo_store.exists(Generator("shared_generator", share=True), "my_value")
-    assert not in_repo_store.exists(
-        Generator("shared_generator", share=False), "my_value"
-    )
-    assert in_repo_store.exists(
-        Generator("unshared_generator", share=False), "my_value"
-    )
-    assert not in_repo_store.exists(
-        Generator("unshared_generator", share=True), "my_value"
-    )
-    vars_eval = run(
-        nix_eval(
-            [
-                f"{flake.path}#nixosConfigurations.my_machine.config.clan.core.vars.generators.shared_generator.files.my_value.value",
-            ]
-        )
-    ).stdout.strip()
-    assert json.loads(vars_eval) == "hello\n"
-
-
 @pytest.mark.with_core
 def test_multi_machine_shared_vars(
     monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,