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diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py
index bb6b08d14a6d..5037c15370a5 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_ps.py
@@ -219,11 +219,6 @@ def test_useafm():
     ax.text(.5, .5, "qk")
 
 
-@image_comparison(["type3.eps"])
-def test_type3_font():
-    plt.figtext(.5, .5, "I/J")
-
-
 @image_comparison(["coloredhatcheszerolw.eps"])
 def test_colored_hatch_zero_linewidth():
     ax = plt.gca()
diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
index 26399c499401..ec5ee924899b 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_text.py
@@ -845,12 +845,6 @@ def test_invalid_color():
         plt.figtext(.5, .5, "foo", c="foobar")
 
 
-@image_comparison(['text_pdf_kerning.pdf'], style='mpl20')
-def test_pdf_kerning():
-    plt.figure()
-    plt.figtext(0.1, 0.5, "ATATATATATATATATATA", size=30)
-
-
 # See gh-26152 for more information on this xfail
 @pytest.mark.xfail(pyparsing_version.release == (3, 1, 0),
                    reason="Error messages are incorrect with pyparsing 3.1.0")
@@ -881,21 +875,6 @@ def test_parse_math_rcparams():
         fig.canvas.draw()
 
 
-@image_comparison(['text_pdf_font42_kerning.pdf'], style='mpl20')
-def test_pdf_font42_kerning():
-    plt.rcParams['pdf.fonttype'] = 42
-    plt.figure()
-    plt.figtext(0.1, 0.5, "ATAVATAVATAVATAVATA", size=30)
-
-
-@image_comparison(['text_pdf_chars_beyond_bmp.pdf'], style='mpl20')
-def test_pdf_chars_beyond_bmp():
-    plt.rcParams['pdf.fonttype'] = 42
-    plt.rcParams['mathtext.fontset'] = 'stixsans'
-    plt.figure()
-    plt.figtext(0.1, 0.5, "Mass $m$ \U00010308", size=30)
-
-
 @needs_usetex
 def test_metrics_cache():
     # dig into the signature to get the mutable default used as a cache