diff --git a/emscripten.py b/emscripten.py
index 488fbd3e1dfb..77d649fc2bf8 100644
--- a/emscripten.py
+++ b/emscripten.py
@@ -878,14 +878,6 @@ def get_exported_implemented_functions(all_exported_functions, all_implemented,
     if key in all_exported_functions or export_all or (export_bindings and key.startswith('_emscripten_bind')):
       funcs.add(key)
 
-  if not export_all:
-    for name, alias in metadata['aliases'].items():
-      # here we export the aliases,
-      # if not the side module (which imports the alias)
-      # will not be able to get to the actual implementation
-      if alias in all_implemented and name in all_exported_functions:
-        funcs.add(alias)
-
   funcs = list(funcs) + global_initializer_funcs(metadata['initializers'])
 
   if not shared.Settings.ONLY_MY_CODE:
diff --git a/tests/other/alias/main.cpp b/tests/other/alias/main.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 92a391b3030b..000000000000
--- a/tests/other/alias/main.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 The Emscripten Authors.  All rights reserved.
- * Emscripten is available under two separate licenses, the MIT license and the
- * University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License.  Both these licenses can be
- * found in the LICENSE file.
- */
-
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <dlfcn.h>
-#include <iostream>
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <emscripten.h>
-
-using namespace std;
-
-int main()
-{   
-    EM_ASM({
-        FS.mkdir('/working');
-        FS.mount(NODEFS, { root: '.' }, '/working');
-    });
-    void *handle = dlopen("/working/side.wasm", RTLD_NOW);
-        if (!handle) {
-        printf("dlopen failed:");
-    }
-
-    typedef void (*sideModule_fn)(void);
-    sideModule_fn exportedfn = (sideModule_fn)dlsym(handle, "_Z19destructorWithAliasv");
-    const char *err = dlerror();
-    if (err) {
-        printf("ERROR: dlsym failed: for sideModule_fn");
-        abort();
-    }
-    exportedfn();
-    dlclose(handle);
-    return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/other/alias/side.cpp b/tests/other/alias/side.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 7eb88f324399..000000000000
--- a/tests/other/alias/side.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2019 The Emscripten Authors.  All rights reserved.
- * Emscripten is available under two separate licenses, the MIT license and the
- * University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License.  Both these licenses can be
- * found in the LICENSE file.
- */
-
-#include <stdexcept>
-#include <emscripten.h>
-
-
-EMSCRIPTEN_KEEPALIVE void destructorWithAlias(){
-    {
-        std::length_error err("random");
-        wprintf(L"success\n");
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_other.py b/tests/test_other.py
index 7b7779284a53..1bf2d6580f66 100644
--- a/tests/test_other.py
+++ b/tests/test_other.py
@@ -8069,28 +8069,6 @@ def test_no_legalize_js_ffi(self):
       assert i_legalimport_i64, 'legal import not generated for invoke call'
       assert e_legalstub_i32, 'legal stub not generated for dyncall'
 
-  def test_export_aliasee(self):
-    # test aliasee is exported when alias is exported
-    if self.is_wasm_backend():
-      self.skipTest('not testing export aliasee and wasm backend')
-
-    with env_modify({'EMCC_FORCE_STDLIBS': 'libc++'}):
-      # build side module
-      args = ['-s', 'EXPORT_ALL=0', '-s', 'SIDE_MODULE=1', '-O3', '-s', 'DISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING=0']
-      print(args)
-      cmd = [PYTHON, EMCC, path_from_root('tests', 'other', 'alias', 'side.cpp'), '-g', '-o', 'side.wasm'] + args
-      print(' '.join(cmd))
-      run_process(cmd)
-
-      # build main module
-      args = ['-s', 'EXPORT_ALL=0', '-s', 'EXPORTED_FUNCTIONS=["_main", "_wprintf","__ZTVSt12length_error","__ZNSt12length_errorD1Ev","__ZNSt11logic_errorC2EPKc"]', '-s', 'MAIN_MODULE=2', '-O3', '-s', 'DISABLE_EXCEPTION_CATCHING=0']
-      cmd = [PYTHON, EMCC, path_from_root('tests', 'other', 'alias', 'main.cpp'), '-g', '-o', 'main.out.js'] + args
-      print(' '.join(cmd))
-      run_process(cmd)
-      # run the program
-      ret = run_process(NODE_JS + ['main.out.js'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE).stdout
-      self.assertContained('success', ret)
-
   def test_sysconf_phys_pages(self):
     for args, expected in [
         ([], 1024),