diff --git a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Utility/GeneralUtilityTest.php b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Utility/GeneralUtilityTest.php
index c47a16cad9694944f249794a50537a228455efa4..d3cb45cc88e66310988e9745e30a98b27fcc4190 100644
--- a/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Utility/GeneralUtilityTest.php
+++ b/typo3/sysext/core/Tests/Unit/Utility/GeneralUtilityTest.php
@@ -2077,29 +2077,6 @@ class GeneralUtilityTest extends UnitTestCase
         self::assertSame($expectation, GeneralUtility::jsonEncodeForJavaScript($value));
     }
 
-    ///////////////////////////////
-    // Tests concerning fixPermissions
-    ///////////////////////////////
-    /**
-     * @test
-     * @requires function posix_getegid
-     */
-    public function fixPermissionsSetsGroup(): void
-    {
-        if (Environment::isWindows()) {
-            self::markTestSkipped(self::NO_FIX_PERMISSIONS_ON_WINDOWS);
-        }
-        // Create and prepare test file
-        $filename = $this->getVirtualTestDir() . '/' . StringUtility::getUniqueId('test_');
-        GeneralUtilityFilesystemFixture::writeFileToTypo3tempDir($filename, '42');
-        $currentGroupId = posix_getegid();
-        // Set target group and run method
-        $GLOBALS['TYPO3_CONF_VARS']['SYS']['createGroup'] = $currentGroupId;
-        GeneralUtilityFilesystemFixture::fixPermissions($filename);
-        clearstatcache();
-        self::assertEquals($currentGroupId, filegroup($filename));
-    }
-
     /**
      * @test
      */