diff --git a/free/src/test/scala/cats/free/FreeTests.scala b/free/src/test/scala/cats/free/FreeTests.scala
index 784a4cfa471..0eda77a71e4 100644
--- a/free/src/test/scala/cats/free/FreeTests.scala
+++ b/free/src/test/scala/cats/free/FreeTests.scala
@@ -95,26 +95,6 @@ class FreeTests extends CatsSuite {
     assert(10000 == a(0).foldMap(runner))
   }
 
-  test("foldRight is stack safe") {
-    val instance = Free.catsFreeFoldableForFree[Option]
-    val n = 50000
-    val freeOption: Int => Free[Option, Int] = x => Free.pure(x)
-    val free = (1 to n).foldLeft(freeOption(0))((r, _) => r.flatMap(n => freeOption(n + 1)))
-    val result = instance.foldRight(free, Eval.now(0))((a, lb) => lb.map(_ + a)).value
-
-    assert(n == result)
-  }
-
-  test("foldLeft is stack safe") {
-    val instance = Free.catsFreeFoldableForFree[Option]
-    val n = 50000
-    val freeOption: Int => Free[Option, Int] = x => Free.pure(x)
-    val free = (1 to n).foldLeft(freeOption(0))((r, _) => r.flatMap(n => freeOption(n + 1)))
-    val result = instance.foldLeft(free, 0)(_ + _)
-
-    assert(n == result)
-  }
-
   test(".runTailRec") {
     val r = Free.pure[List, Int](12358)
     def recurse(r: Free[List, Int], n: Int): Free[List, Int] =