diff --git a/tests/test_rules.py b/tests/test_rules.py
index 500af0b6..cfef61c7 100644
--- a/tests/test_rules.py
+++ b/tests/test_rules.py
@@ -376,47 +376,25 @@ def test_subscope_rules():
                     """
                 )
             ),
-            capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-                textwrap.dedent(
-                    """
-                    rule:
-                        meta:
-                            name: test subscopes for scope flavors
-                            scope: 
-                                static: function
-                                dynamic: process
-                        features:
-                            - and:
-                                - string: yo
-                                - instruction:
-                                    - mnemonic: shr
-                                    - number: 5
-                    """
-                )
-            ),
         ]
     )
     # the file rule scope will have two rules:
     #  - `test function subscope` and `test process subscope`
     assert len(rules.file_rules) == 2
 
-    # the function rule scope have two rule:
-    # - the rule on which `test function subscope` depends, and
-    # the `test subscopes for scope flavors` rule
-    assert len(rules.function_rules) == 2
+    # the function rule scope have one rule:
+    #  - the rule on which `test function subscope` depends
+    assert len(rules.function_rules) == 1
 
-    # the process rule scope has three rules:
-    # - the rule on which `test process subscope` depends,
-    # `test thread scope` , and `test subscopes for scope flavors`
-    assert len(rules.process_rules) == 3
+    # the process rule scope has one rule:
+    # - the rule on which `test process subscope` and depends
+    # as well as `test thread scope`
+    assert len(rules.process_rules) == 2
 
     # the thread rule scope has one rule:
     # - the rule on which `test thread subscope` depends
     assert len(rules.thread_rules) == 1
 
-    # the rule on which `test subscopes for scope flavors` depends
-    assert len(rules.instruction_rules) == 1
-
 
 def test_duplicate_rules():
     with pytest.raises(capa.rules.InvalidRule):
@@ -521,66 +499,6 @@ def test_invalid_rules():
                 """
             )
         )
-    with pytest.raises(capa.rules.InvalidRule):
-        r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                """
-                rule:
-                    meta:
-                        name: test rule
-                        scope:
-                            static: basic block
-                            behavior: process
-                    features:
-                        - number: 1
-                """
-            )
-        )
-    with pytest.raises(capa.rules.InvalidRule):
-        r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                """
-                rule:
-                    meta:
-                        name: test rule
-                        scope:
-                            legacy: basic block
-                            dynamic: process
-                    features:
-                        - number: 1
-                """
-            )
-        )
-    with pytest.raises(capa.rules.InvalidRule):
-        r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                """
-                rule:
-                    meta:
-                        name: test rule
-                        scope:
-                            static: process
-                            dynamic: process
-                    features:
-                        - number: 1
-                """
-            )
-        )
-    with pytest.raises(capa.rules.InvalidRule):
-        r = capa.rules.Rule.from_yaml(
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                """
-                rule:
-                    meta:
-                        name: test rule
-                        scope:
-                            static: basic block
-                            dynamic: function
-                    features:
-                        - number: 1
-                """
-            )
-        )
 
 
 def test_number_symbol():