diff --git a/cmd/syft/internal/test/integration/license_list_test.go b/cmd/syft/internal/test/integration/license_list_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 7a441e953..000000000
--- a/cmd/syft/internal/test/integration/license_list_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package integration
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-	"net/http"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-
-	"github.com/anchore/syft/internal/spdxlicense"
-)
-
-func TestSPDXLicenseListIsTheLatest(t *testing.T) {
-	resp, err := http.Get("https://spdx.org/licenses/licenses.json")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unable to get licenses list: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	type licenseList struct {
-		Version  string `json:"licenseListVersion"`
-		Licenses []struct {
-			ID          string   `json:"licenseId"`
-			Name        string   `json:"name"`
-			Text        string   `json:"licenseText"`
-			Deprecated  bool     `json:"isDeprecatedLicenseId"`
-			OSIApproved bool     `json:"isOsiApproved"`
-			SeeAlso     []string `json:"seeAlso"`
-		} `json:"licenses"`
-	}
-
-	var latest licenseList
-	if err = json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&latest); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("unable to decode license list: %+v", err)
-	}
-
-	assert.Equal(t, latest.Version, spdxlicense.Version)
-}