diff --git a/libbeat/reader/multiline/message_buffer_test.go b/libbeat/reader/multiline/message_buffer_test.go
index 2f3d883e8414..fff9c61b6d81 100644
--- a/libbeat/reader/multiline/message_buffer_test.go
+++ b/libbeat/reader/multiline/message_buffer_test.go
@@ -21,11 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"go.uber.org/zap/zaptest/observer"
 
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/v7/libbeat/reader"
-	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/logp"
 	"github.com/elastic/elastic-agent-libs/mapstr"
 )
 
@@ -138,74 +135,6 @@ func TestFinalizeMessage(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
-func TestLogTruncatedMessage(t *testing.T) {
-	tests := []struct {
-		name       string
-		msgFunc    func()
-		assertFunc func(t *testing.T, logs []observer.LoggedEntry)
-	}{
-		{
-			name: "truncated",
-			msgFunc: func() {
-				msgs := []reader.Message{
-					{Content: []byte("line1\nline2\nline3"), Bytes: 15},
-				}
-
-				getTestMessageBuffer(10, false, msgs).finalize()
-			},
-			assertFunc: func(t *testing.T, logs []observer.LoggedEntry) {
-				require.Len(t, logs, 1)
-				assert.Contains(t, logs[0].Message, "The multiline message is too large and has been truncated to the limit of 5 lines or 10 bytes.")
-				assert.Equal(t, "warn", logs[0].Level.String())
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "not truncated",
-			msgFunc: func() {
-				msgs := []reader.Message{
-					{Content: []byte("line1\nline2"), Bytes: 15},
-				}
-
-				getTestMessageBuffer(15, false, msgs).finalize()
-			},
-			assertFunc: func(t *testing.T, logs []observer.LoggedEntry) {
-				require.Empty(t, logs)
-			},
-		},
-		{
-			name: "log messages are rate limited",
-			msgFunc: func() {
-				msgs := []reader.Message{
-					{Content: []byte("line1\nline2\nline3"), Bytes: 10},
-				}
-				for i := 0; i < 2000; i++ {
-					getTestMessageBuffer(10, false, msgs).finalize()
-				}
-			},
-			assertFunc: func(t *testing.T, logs []observer.LoggedEntry) {
-				// Log happens once every 1000 messages.
-				require.Len(t, logs, 2)
-				for _, l := range logs {
-					assert.Contains(t, l.Message, "The multiline message is too large and has been truncated to the limit of 5 lines or 10 bytes.")
-					assert.Equal(t, "reader_multiline", l.LoggerName)
-					assert.Equal(t, "warn", l.Level.String())
-				}
-			},
-		},
-	}
-
-	for _, tt := range tests {
-		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			logp.DevelopmentSetup(logp.ToObserverOutput())
-
-			tt.msgFunc()
-
-			logs := logp.ObserverLogs().TakeAll()
-			tt.assertFunc(t, logs)
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func getTestMessageBuffer(maxBytes int, skipNewline bool, messages []reader.Message) *messageBuffer {
 	buf := newMessageBuffer(maxBytes, 5, []byte("\n"), skipNewline)
 	buf.clear()