diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fa3d179b2..d246f3ddc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ jobs:
         # as part of #8525.
         run: cargo install --path . --locked --no-default-features
 
-      - name: System dependencies
-        run: sudo apt install -y xclip
-
       - name: Standard library tests
         run: nu crates/nu-utils/standard_library/tests.nu
 
diff --git a/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_std.nu b/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_std.nu
index ec7d1761f..f458f1cdb 100644
--- a/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_std.nu
+++ b/crates/nu-utils/standard_library/test_std.nu
@@ -22,15 +22,3 @@ export def test_path_add [] {
         assert equal $env.PATH ["fooooo", "foo", "bar", "baz"]
     }
 }
-
-export def test_clip_simple_string [] {
-    use std.nu clip
-
-    "foo" | clip --silent --no-notify
-}
-
-export def test_clip_structured_data [] {
-    use std.nu clip
-
-    open Cargo.toml | get package | clip --silent --no-notify
-}