diff --git a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
index 1721a9b9c33336865a5f90427810639c8c06de82..cfb0f93ef38cb59ad985f433ba9019598def3895 100644
--- a/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
+++ b/.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml
@@ -187,14 +187,6 @@ zombienet-polkadot-functional-0015-coretime-shared-core:
       --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}/functional"
       --test="0015-coretime-shared-core.zndsl"
 
-.zombienet-polkadot-functional-0016-approval-voting-parallel:
-  extends:
-    - .zombienet-polkadot-common
-  script:
-    - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/ci/run-test-local-env-manager.sh
-      --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}/functional"
-      --test="0016-approval-voting-parallel.zndsl"
-
 zombienet-polkadot-functional-0018-shared-core-idle-parachain:
   extends:
     - .zombienet-polkadot-common
diff --git a/polkadot/zombienet_tests/functional/0016-approval-voting-parallel.toml b/polkadot/zombienet_tests/functional/0016-approval-voting-parallel.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index c035e23639c1421beeea6e95713b66bb4dec654c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/polkadot/zombienet_tests/functional/0016-approval-voting-parallel.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-[settings]
-timeout = 1000
-
-[relaychain]
-default_image = "{{ZOMBIENET_INTEGRATION_TEST_IMAGE}}"
-chain = "rococo-local"
-
-[relaychain.genesis.runtimeGenesis.patch.configuration.config]
-  needed_approvals = 4
-  relay_vrf_modulo_samples = 2
-
-[relaychain.genesis.runtimeGenesis.patch.configuration.config.approval_voting_params]
-  max_approval_coalesce_count = 5
-
-[relaychain.default_resources]
-limits = { memory = "4G", cpu = "2" }
-requests = { memory = "2G", cpu = "1" }
-
-  [[relaychain.node_groups]]
-  name = "alice"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug,runtime=debug", "--enable-approval-voting-parallel"]
-  count = 8
-  
-  [[relaychain.node_groups]]
-  name = "bob"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug,runtime=debug"]
-  count = 7
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2000
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=100000 --pvf-complexity=1"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator01"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=100000", "--pvf-complexity=1", "--parachain-id=2000"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2001
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=100000 --pvf-complexity=10"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator02"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=100000", "--parachain-id=2001", "--pvf-complexity=10"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2002
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=100000 --pvf-complexity=100"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator03"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=100000", "--parachain-id=2002", "--pvf-complexity=100"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2003
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=20000 --pvf-complexity=300"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator04"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=20000", "--parachain-id=2003", "--pvf-complexity=300"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2004
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=100000 --pvf-complexity=300"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator05"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=100000", "--parachain-id=2004", "--pvf-complexity=300"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2005
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=20000 --pvf-complexity=400"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator06"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=20000",  "--pvf-complexity=400", "--parachain-id=2005"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2006
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=100000 --pvf-complexity=300"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator07"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=100000",  "--pvf-complexity=300", "--parachain-id=2006"]
-
-[[parachains]]
-id = 2007
-addToGenesis = true
-genesis_state_generator = "undying-collator export-genesis-state --pov-size=100000 --pvf-complexity=300"
-
-  [parachains.collator]
-  name = "collator08"
-  image = "{{COL_IMAGE}}"
-  command = "undying-collator"
-  args = ["-lparachain=debug", "--pov-size=100000",  "--pvf-complexity=300", "--parachain-id=2007"]
-
-[types.Header]
-number = "u64"
-parent_hash = "Hash"
-post_state = "Hash"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/polkadot/zombienet_tests/functional/0016-approval-voting-parallel.zndsl b/polkadot/zombienet_tests/functional/0016-approval-voting-parallel.zndsl
deleted file mode 100644
index d7070774747418b1e038e725ce81018e90147367..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/polkadot/zombienet_tests/functional/0016-approval-voting-parallel.zndsl
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-Description: Check  finality works with approval voting parallel enabled
-Network: ./0016-approval-voting-parallel.toml
-Creds: config
-
-# Check authority status.
-alice: reports node_roles is 4
-
-# Ensure parachains are registered.
-alice: parachain 2000 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2001 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2002 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2003 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2004 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2005 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2006 is registered within 60 seconds
-alice: parachain 2007 is registered within 60 seconds
-
-# Ensure parachains made progress.
-alice: parachain 2000 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2001 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2002 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2003 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2004 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2005 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2006 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-alice: parachain 2007 block height is at least 10 within 300 seconds
-
-alice: reports substrate_block_height{status="finalized"} is at least 30 within 180 seconds
-bob: reports substrate_block_height{status="finalized"} is at least 30 within 180 seconds
-
-alice: reports polkadot_parachain_approval_checking_finality_lag < 3
-bob: reports polkadot_parachain_approval_checking_finality_lag < 3
-
-alice: reports polkadot_parachain_approvals_no_shows_total < 3 within 10 seconds
-bob: reports polkadot_parachain_approvals_no_shows_total < 3 within 10 seconds