diff --git a/scripts/core_tests_list.json b/scripts/core_tests_list.json
index 8493eb26e3..4305d7ed3e 100644
--- a/scripts/core_tests_list.json
+++ b/scripts/core_tests_list.json
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@
     "test_igroupadmin.Test_Igroupadmin",
     "test_igroupadmin.test_mkuser_group",
     "test_ihelp",
-    "test_ilocate",
     "test_ils",
     "test_ilsresc",
     "test_imeta_admin_mode",
diff --git a/scripts/irods/test/test_ilocate.py b/scripts/irods/test/test_ilocate.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 080c6c1d53..0000000000
--- a/scripts/irods/test/test_ilocate.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import unittest
-
-from . import session
-from .. import lib
-
-class Test_ilocate(session.make_sessions_mixin([('otherrods', 'rods')], []), unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        super(Test_ilocate, self).setUp()
-        self.admin = self.admin_sessions[0]
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        super(Test_ilocate, self).tearDown()
-
-    def test_ilocate_with_spaces_in_collection_name__3332(self):
-        testfile = 'test_ilocate_with_spaces_in_collection_name__3332'
-        collection_name = 'before after'
-        logical_path = os.path.join(collection_name, testfile)
-
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['imkdir', collection_name])
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['itouch', logical_path])
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['ils', '-L', collection_name], 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', testfile)
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['ilocate', testfile], 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', 'after') # no longer truncating before the space
-
-    def test_ilocate_with_spaces_in_data_object_name__4540(self):
-        try:
-            dirname = 'dir'
-            file_with_spaces = 'file with spaces'
-            lib.make_file(file_with_spaces, 15)
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("imkdir '{0}'".format(dirname))
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("iput '{0}' '{1}'".format(file_with_spaces, dirname))
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ils -L '{0}'".format(dirname), 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', file_with_spaces)
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ilocate '{0}'".format(file_with_spaces), 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', dirname+'/'+file_with_spaces) # no longer splitting input on spaces
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ilocate '%h s%'", 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', dirname+'/'+file_with_spaces) # wildcard works with space as well
-        finally:
-            # cleanup
-            os.unlink(file_with_spaces)
-
-    def test_ilocate_with_spaces_in_data_object_name_and_multiple_arguments__4540(self):
-        try:
-            dirname = 'dir'
-            file_with_spaces = 'file with spaces'
-            otherfile = 'otherfile'
-            lib.make_file(file_with_spaces, 15)
-            lib.make_file(otherfile, 30)
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("imkdir '{0}'".format(dirname))
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("iput '{0}' '{1}'".format(file_with_spaces, dirname))
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("iput '{0}' '{1}'".format(otherfile, dirname))
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ils -L '{0}'".format(dirname), 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', file_with_spaces)
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ilocate '{0}' {1}".format(file_with_spaces, otherfile), 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', dirname+'/'+file_with_spaces) # no longer splitting input on spaces
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ilocate '{0}' {1}".format(file_with_spaces, otherfile), 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', dirname+'/'+otherfile) # no longer splitting input on spaces
-            self.admin.assert_icommand("ilocate '%h s%'", 'STDOUT_SINGLELINE', dirname+'/'+file_with_spaces) # wildcard works with space as well
-        finally:
-            # cleanup
-            os.unlink(file_with_spaces)
-            os.unlink(otherfile)
-
-    def test_ilocate_supports_case_insensitive_search__issue_4761(self):
-        data_object = 'foo'
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['istream', 'write', data_object], input='object 1')
-
-        data_object_upper = data_object.upper()
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['istream', 'write', data_object_upper], input='object 2')
-
-        data_object_mixed = 'fOo'
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['istream', 'write', data_object_mixed], input='object 3')
-
-        expected_output = [
-            os.path.join(self.admin.session_collection, data_object),
-            os.path.join(self.admin.session_collection, data_object_upper),
-            os.path.join(self.admin.session_collection, data_object_mixed)
-        ]
-        self.admin.assert_icommand(['ilocate', '-i', data_object], 'STDOUT', expected_output)
-