diff --git a/testbed/testbed/receivers.go b/testbed/testbed/receivers.go
index 6db874822f94..3c7b161e2547 100644
--- a/testbed/testbed/receivers.go
+++ b/testbed/testbed/receivers.go
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ type BaseOTLPDataReceiver struct {
 	compression     string
 	retry           string
 	sendingQueue    string
-	timeout         string
 }
 
 func (bor *BaseOTLPDataReceiver) Start(tc consumer.Traces, mc consumer.Metrics, lc consumer.Logs) error {
@@ -99,11 +98,6 @@ func (bor *BaseOTLPDataReceiver) WithQueue(sendingQueue string) *BaseOTLPDataRec
 	return bor
 }
 
-func (bor *BaseOTLPDataReceiver) WithTimeout(timeout string) *BaseOTLPDataReceiver {
-	bor.timeout = timeout
-	return bor
-}
-
 func (bor *BaseOTLPDataReceiver) Stop() error {
 	// we reuse the receiver across signals. Shutting down the log receiver shuts down the metrics and traces receiver.
 	return bor.logReceiver.Shutdown(context.Background())
@@ -124,9 +118,8 @@ func (bor *BaseOTLPDataReceiver) GenConfigYAMLStr() string {
     endpoint: "%s"
     %s
     %s
-    %s
     tls:
-      insecure: true`, bor.exporterType, addr, bor.retry, bor.sendingQueue, bor.timeout)
+      insecure: true`, bor.exporterType, addr, bor.retry, bor.sendingQueue)
 	comp := "none"
 	if bor.compression != "" {
 		comp = bor.compression
diff --git a/testbed/tests/log_test.go b/testbed/tests/log_test.go
index 727fde8141ea..8b44f83f670a 100644
--- a/testbed/tests/log_test.go
+++ b/testbed/tests/log_test.go
@@ -369,39 +369,3 @@ func TestLargeFileOnce(t *testing.T) {
 	tc.StopAgent()
 	tc.ValidateData()
 }
-
-func TestMemoryLimiterHit(t *testing.T) {
-	otlpreceiver := testbed.NewOTLPDataReceiver(testutil.GetAvailablePort(t))
-	otlpreceiver.WithRetry(`
-    retry_on_failure:
-      enabled: true
-      max_interval: 5s
-`)
-	otlpreceiver.WithQueue(`
-    sending_queue:
-      enabled: true
-      queue_size: 100000
-      num_consumers: 20
-`)
-	otlpreceiver.WithTimeout(`
-    timeout: 0s
-`)
-	processors := map[string]string{
-		"memory_limiter": `
-  memory_limiter:
-    check_interval: 1s
-    limit_mib: 300
-    spike_limit_mib: 150
-`,
-	}
-	ScenarioMemoryLimiterHit(
-		t,
-		testbed.NewOTLPLogsDataSender(testbed.DefaultHost, testutil.GetAvailablePort(t)),
-		otlpreceiver,
-		testbed.LoadOptions{
-			DataItemsPerSecond: 100000,
-			ItemsPerBatch:      1000,
-			Parallel:           1,
-		},
-		performanceResultsSummary, 100, processors)
-}
diff --git a/testbed/tests/scenarios.go b/testbed/tests/scenarios.go
index 8a3d5f694662..85973f89b29a 100644
--- a/testbed/tests/scenarios.go
+++ b/testbed/tests/scenarios.go
@@ -552,95 +552,6 @@ func ScenarioLong(
 	tc.ValidateData()
 }
 
-func ScenarioMemoryLimiterHit(
-	t *testing.T,
-	sender testbed.DataSender,
-	receiver testbed.DataReceiver,
-	loadOptions testbed.LoadOptions,
-	resultsSummary testbed.TestResultsSummary,
-	sleepTime int,
-	processors map[string]string,
-) {
-	resultDir, err := filepath.Abs(path.Join("results", t.Name()))
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	agentProc := testbed.NewChildProcessCollector(testbed.WithEnvVar("GOMAXPROCS", "2"))
-
-	configStr := createConfigYaml(t, sender, receiver, resultDir, processors, nil)
-	fmt.Println(configStr)
-	configCleanup, err := agentProc.PrepareConfig(configStr)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	defer configCleanup()
-	dataProvider := testbed.NewPerfTestDataProvider(loadOptions)
-	dataChannel := make(chan bool)
-	tc := testbed.NewTestCase(
-		t,
-		dataProvider,
-		sender,
-		receiver,
-		agentProc,
-		&testbed.CorrectnessLogTestValidator{},
-		resultsSummary,
-		testbed.WithDecisionFunc(func() error { return testbed.GenerateNonPernamentErrorUntil(dataChannel) }),
-	)
-	t.Cleanup(tc.Stop)
-	tc.MockBackend.EnableRecording()
-
-	tc.StartBackend()
-	tc.StartAgent()
-
-	tc.StartLoad(loadOptions)
-
-	tc.WaitFor(func() bool { return tc.LoadGenerator.DataItemsSent() > 0 }, "load generator started")
-
-	var timer *time.Timer
-
-	// check for "Memory usage is above hard limit"
-	tc.WaitForN(func() bool {
-		logFound := tc.AgentLogsContains("Memory usage is above soft limit. Refusing data.")
-		if !logFound {
-			dataChannel <- true
-			return false
-		}
-		// Log found. But keep the collector under stress for 10 more seconds so it starts refusing data
-		if timer == nil {
-			timer = time.NewTimer(10 * time.Second)
-		}
-		select {
-		case <-timer.C:
-		default:
-			return false
-		}
-		close(dataChannel)
-		return logFound
-	}, time.Second*time.Duration(sleepTime), "memory limit not hit")
-
-	// check if data started to be received successfully
-	tc.WaitForN(func() bool {
-		return tc.MockBackend.DataItemsReceived() > 0
-	}, time.Second*time.Duration(sleepTime), "data started to be successfully received")
-
-	// stop sending any more data
-	tc.StopLoad()
-
-	tc.WaitForN(func() bool { return tc.LoadGenerator.DataItemsSent() == tc.MockBackend.DataItemsReceived() }, time.Second*time.Duration(sleepTime), "all logs received")
-
-	tc.WaitForN(func() bool {
-		// get IDs from logs to retry
-		logsToRetry := getLogsID(tc.MockBackend.LogsToRetry)
-
-		// get IDs from logs received successfully
-		successfulLogs := getLogsID(tc.MockBackend.ReceivedLogs)
-
-		// check if all the logs to retry were actually retried
-		logsWereRetried := allElementsExistInSlice(logsToRetry, successfulLogs)
-		return logsWereRetried
-	}, time.Second*time.Duration(sleepTime), "all logs were retried successfully")
-
-	tc.StopAgent()
-	tc.ValidateData()
-}
-
 func constructLoadOptions(test TestCase) testbed.LoadOptions {
 	options := testbed.LoadOptions{DataItemsPerSecond: 1000, ItemsPerBatch: 10}
 	options.Attributes = make(map[string]string)