diff --git a/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js b/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js
index 60d7cafdf1930a9b8e1915ecfda7f4cffce89671..bc33ccd31a65a970f63ab2a7558765afc6902e3b 100644
--- a/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js
+++ b/cms/static/js/spec/views/container_spec.js
@@ -124,13 +124,6 @@ define(['jquery', 'edx-ui-toolkit/js/utils/spec-helpers/ajax-helpers', 'js/spec_
                     requests[actualIndex].respond(status);
                 };
 
-                it('does nothing if item not moved far enough', function() {
-                    var requests = init(this);
-                    // Drag the first component in Group A down very slightly but not enough to move it.
-                    dragComponentVertically(groupAComponent1, 5);
-                    verifyNumReorderCalls(requests, 0);
-                });
-
                 it('can reorder within a group', function() {
                     var requests = init(this);
                     // Drag the third component in Group A to be the first