diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c
index 44042892d8..d3782155c0 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/check/elements/videorate.c
@@ -1687,147 +1687,6 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_segment_update)
 
 GST_END_TEST;
 
-/* test segment closing */
-GST_START_TEST (test_segment_closing)
-{
-  GstElement *videorate;
-  GstBuffer *buf;
-  GstCaps *caps;
-  GstSegment segment;
-  GList *l;
-  GstClockTime next_ts = 0;
-
-  videorate = setup_videorate_full (&srctemplate, &downstreamsinktemplate);
-  fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (videorate,
-          GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS,
-      "could not set to playing");
-
-  caps = gst_caps_from_string (VIDEO_CAPS_STRING);
-  gst_check_setup_events (mysrcpad, videorate, caps, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
-  gst_caps_unref (caps);
-
-  /* Send first closed segment [0, 5] */
-  gst_segment_init (&segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
-  segment.start = 0;
-  segment.stop = 5 * GST_SECOND;
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push_event (mysrcpad, gst_event_new_segment (&segment)));
-
-  /* first buffer */
-  buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (4);
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = 0;
-  gst_buffer_memset (buf, 0, 1, 4);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "first", 1);
-  gst_buffer_ref (buf);
-
-  GST_DEBUG ("pushing first buffer");
-  /* pushing gives away my reference ... */
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push (mysrcpad, buf) == GST_FLOW_OK);
-  /* ... and a copy is now stuck inside videorate */
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "first", 1);
-  gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 0);
-  assert_videorate_stats (videorate, "first", 1, 0, 0, 0);
-
-  /* second buffer */
-  buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (4);
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = 2 * GST_SECOND;
-  gst_buffer_memset (buf, 0, 2, 4);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "second", 1);
-  gst_buffer_ref (buf);
-
-  /* pushing gives away my reference ... */
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push (mysrcpad, buf) == GST_FLOW_OK);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "second", 1);
-  gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 26);
-  assert_videorate_stats (videorate, "second", 2, 26, 0, 25);
-
-  for (l = buffers; l; l = l->next) {
-    buf = l->data;
-    fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GST_BUFFER_PTS (buf), next_ts);
-    fail_unless_equals_int (buffer_get_byte (buf, 0), 1);
-
-    next_ts += GST_SECOND / 25;
-  }
-  gst_check_drop_buffers ();
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 0);
-
-  /* Push a buffer just outside the segment */
-  buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (4);
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = 5 * GST_SECOND + 1;
-  gst_buffer_memset (buf, 0, 7, 4);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "drop", 1);
-  gst_buffer_ref (buf);
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push (mysrcpad, buf) == GST_FLOW_OK);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "drop", 1);
-  gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 0);
-
-
-  /* Send a new segment [10, 20] that doesn't intersect with the first */
-  gst_segment_init (&segment, GST_FORMAT_TIME);
-  segment.base = 10 * GST_SECOND;
-  segment.start = 10 * GST_SECOND;
-  segment.stop = 20 * GST_SECOND;
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push_event (mysrcpad, gst_event_new_segment (&segment)));
-
-  /* Except the rest of the initial segment to be filled */
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 26);
-  for (l = buffers; l; l = l->next) {
-    buf = l->data;
-    fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GST_BUFFER_PTS (buf), next_ts);
-    fail_unless_equals_int (buffer_get_byte (buf, 0), 2);
-
-    next_ts += GST_SECOND / 25;
-  }
-  gst_check_drop_buffers ();
-  fail_unless_equals_uint64 (next_ts, (25 + 25 + 2) * (GST_SECOND / 25));
-
-  /* third buffer */
-  buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (4);
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = 12 * GST_SECOND;
-  gst_buffer_memset (buf, 0, 8, 4);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "third", 1);
-  gst_buffer_ref (buf);
-
-  /* pushing gives away my reference ... */
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push (mysrcpad, buf) == GST_FLOW_OK);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "third", 1);
-  gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 0);
-
-  /* fourth buffer */
-  buf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc (4);
-  GST_BUFFER_TIMESTAMP (buf) = 14 * GST_SECOND;
-  gst_buffer_memset (buf, 0, 9, 4);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "fourth", 1);
-  gst_buffer_ref (buf);
-
-  /* pushing gives away my reference ... */
-  fail_unless (gst_pad_push (mysrcpad, buf) == GST_FLOW_OK);
-  ASSERT_BUFFER_REFCOUNT (buf, "fourth", 1);
-  gst_buffer_unref (buf);
-  fail_unless_equals_int (g_list_length (buffers), 76);
-
-  assert_videorate_stats (videorate, "fourth", 4, 128, 0, 125);
-
-  /* Expect the ts to stat from 10ms now */
-  next_ts = 10 * GST_SECOND;
-  for (l = buffers; l; l = l->next) {
-    buf = l->data;
-    fail_unless_equals_uint64 (GST_BUFFER_PTS (buf), next_ts);
-    fail_unless_equals_int (buffer_get_byte (buf, 0), 8);
-
-    next_ts += GST_SECOND / 25;
-  }
-
-  /* cleanup */
-  cleanup_videorate (videorate);
-}
-
-GST_END_TEST;
-
 static Suite *
 videorate_suite (void)
 {
@@ -1855,7 +1714,6 @@ videorate_suite (void)
       G_N_ELEMENTS (position_tests));
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_nopts_in_middle);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_segment_update);
-  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_segment_closing);
 
   return s;
 }