diff --git a/crates/meilisearch/tests/upgrade/v1_12/v1_12_0.rs b/crates/meilisearch/tests/upgrade/v1_12/v1_12_0.rs
index b42e4e8f8..50bd79e00 100644
--- a/crates/meilisearch/tests/upgrade/v1_12/v1_12_0.rs
+++ b/crates/meilisearch/tests/upgrade/v1_12/v1_12_0.rs
@@ -269,65 +269,3 @@ async fn check_the_index_features(server: &Server) {
     snapshot!(results, name: "search_with_sort_and_filter");
 }
 
-#[actix_rt::test]
-#[cfg(target_os = "macos")] // The test should work everywhere but in the github CI it only works on macOS
-async fn import_v1_12_0_with_version_file_error() {
-    use index_scheduler::versioning::Versioning;
-    use meilisearch_types::heed;
-
-    let temp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
-    let original_db_path = exist_relative_path!("tests/upgrade/v1_12/v1_12_0.ms");
-    let options = Opt {
-        experimental_dumpless_upgrade: true,
-        master_key: Some("kefir".to_string()),
-        ..default_settings(temp.path())
-    };
-    copy_dir_all(original_db_path, &options.db_path).unwrap();
-
-    // We're going to drop the write permission on the VERSION file to force Meilisearch to fail its startup.
-    let version_path = options.db_path.join("VERSION");
-
-    let file = std::fs::File::options().write(true).open(&version_path).unwrap();
-    let mut perms = file.metadata().unwrap().permissions();
-    perms.set_readonly(true);
-    file.set_permissions(perms).unwrap();
-    file.sync_all().unwrap();
-    drop(file);
-
-    let err = Server::new_with_options(options.clone()).await.map(|_| ()).unwrap_err();
-    snapshot!(err, @"Permission denied (os error 13)");
-
-    let env = unsafe {
-        heed::EnvOpenOptions::new()
-            .max_dbs(Versioning::nb_db())
-            .map_size(1024 * 1024 * 1024)
-            .open(options.db_path.join("tasks"))
-    }
-    .unwrap();
-
-    // Even though the v1.12 don't have a version in its index-scheduler initially, after
-    // failing the startup the version should have been written before even trying to
-    // update the version file
-    let mut wtxn = env.write_txn().unwrap();
-    let versioning = Versioning::raw_new(&env, &mut wtxn).unwrap();
-    let version = versioning.get_version(&wtxn).unwrap().unwrap();
-    snapshot!(format!("{version:?}"), @"(1, 12, 0)");
-    drop(wtxn);
-    env.prepare_for_closing().wait();
-
-    // Finally we check that even after a first failure the engine can still start and work as expected
-    let file = std::fs::File::open(&version_path).unwrap();
-    let mut perms = file.metadata().unwrap().permissions();
-    #[allow(clippy::permissions_set_readonly_false)]
-    perms.set_readonly(false);
-    file.set_permissions(perms).unwrap();
-    file.sync_all().unwrap();
-    drop(file);
-
-    let mut server = Server::new_with_options(options).await.unwrap();
-    server.use_api_key("kefir");
-
-    check_the_keys(&server).await;
-    check_the_index_scheduler(&server).await;
-    check_the_index_features(&server).await;
-}