diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 36a6d411..630199c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ jobs:
         test_name: [
             happy_path,
             happy_path_restart_bob_before_comm,
-            punish,
             bob_refunds_using_cancel_and_refund_command,
             bob_refunds_using_cancel_and_refund_command_timelock_not_exired,
             bob_refunds_using_cancel_and_refund_command_timelock_not_exired_force,
diff --git a/bors.toml b/bors.toml
index b36ba899..27bf2b72 100644
--- a/bors.toml
+++ b/bors.toml
@@ -4,5 +4,4 @@ status = [
     "build_test (x86_64-apple-darwin)",
     "docker_tests (happy_path)",
     "docker_tests (happy_path_restart_bob_before_comm)",
-    "docker_tests (punish)",
 ]
diff --git a/swap/tests/punish.rs b/swap/tests/punish.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index ea29a95a..00000000
--- a/swap/tests/punish.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-pub mod testutils;
-
-use swap::protocol::{alice, bob, bob::BobState};
-use testutils::{bob_run_until::is_btc_locked, FastPunishConfig};
-
-/// Bob locks Btc and Alice locks Xmr. Bob does not act; he fails to send Alice
-/// the encsig and fail to refund or redeem. Alice punishes.
-#[tokio::test]
-async fn alice_punishes_if_bob_never_acts_after_fund() {
-    testutils::setup_test(FastPunishConfig, |mut ctx| async move {
-        let (alice_swap, _) = ctx.new_swap_as_alice().await;
-        let (bob_swap, bob_join_handle) = ctx.new_swap_as_bob().await;
-
-        let alice = alice::run(alice_swap);
-        let alice_handle = tokio::spawn(alice);
-
-        let bob_state = bob::run_until(bob_swap, is_btc_locked).await.unwrap();
-
-        assert!(matches!(bob_state, BobState::BtcLocked { .. }));
-
-        let alice_state = alice_handle.await.unwrap();
-        ctx.assert_alice_punished(alice_state.unwrap()).await;
-
-        // Restart Bob after Alice punished to ensure Bob transitions to
-        // punished and does not run indefinitely
-        let (bob_swap, _) = ctx.stop_and_resume_bob_from_db(bob_join_handle).await;
-        assert!(matches!(bob_swap.state, BobState::BtcLocked { .. }));
-
-        let bob_state = bob::run(bob_swap).await.unwrap();
-
-        ctx.assert_bob_punished(bob_state).await;
-    })
-    .await;
-}