diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_gunittest.cfg b/.github/workflows/macos_gunittest.cfg
index 9a124d438a5..65c839474c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_gunittest.cfg
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_gunittest.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ exclude =
     python/grass/script/testsuite/test_script_doctests.py
     python/grass/temporal/testsuite/unittests_temporal_raster_algebra_equal_ts.py
     python/grass/temporal/testsuite/unittests_temporal_raster_conditionals_complement_else.py
-    raster/r.contour/testsuite/testrc.py
     raster/r.in.gdal/testsuite/test_r_in_gdal.py
     raster/r.in.lidar/testsuite/test_base_resolution.sh
     raster/r.in.lidar/testsuite/test_base_resolution.sh
diff --git a/.gunittest.cfg b/.gunittest.cfg
index d68237e12fe..19c2cc950dd 100644
--- a/.gunittest.cfg
+++ b/.gunittest.cfg
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ exclude =
     python/grass/script/testsuite/test_script_doctests.py
     python/grass/temporal/testsuite/unittests_temporal_raster_algebra_equal_ts.py
     python/grass/temporal/testsuite/unittests_temporal_raster_conditionals_complement_else.py
-    raster/r.contour/testsuite/testrc.py
     raster/r.in.gdal/testsuite/test_r_in_gdal.py
     raster/r.in.lidar/testsuite/test_base_resolution.sh
     raster/r.in.lidar/testsuite/test_base_resolution.sh
diff --git a/python/grass/docs/src/gunittest_running_tests.rst b/python/grass/docs/src/gunittest_running_tests.rst
index 2e6e402835a..93f99cc93fb 100644
--- a/python/grass/docs/src/gunittest_running_tests.rst
+++ b/python/grass/docs/src/gunittest_running_tests.rst
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ you would use::
     [gunittest]
     exclude =
         vector/*
-        raster/r.contour/testsuite/testrc.py
+        raster/r.contour/testsuite/test_broken.py
 
 
 Running tests and creating report
diff --git a/raster/r.contour/testsuite/testrc.py b/raster/r.contour/testsuite/testrc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 89e1b685c67..00000000000
--- a/raster/r.contour/testsuite/testrc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Name:       r.contour test
-Purpose:    Tests r.contour and its flags/options.
-
-Author:     Sunveer Singh, Google Code-in 2018
-Copyright:  (C) 2018 by Sunveer Singh and the GRASS Development Team
-Licence:    This program is free software under the GNU General Public
-                License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
-                for details.
-"""
-from grass.gunittest.case import TestCase
-from grass.gunittest.main import test
-from grass.gunittest.gmodules import SimpleModule
-
-out_where = """cat|level
-1|56
-2|58
-3|60
-4|62
-5|64
-6|66
-7|68
-8|70
-9|72
-10|74
-11|76
-12|78
-13|80
-14|82
-15|84
-16|86
-17|88
-18|90
-19|92
-20|94
-21|96
-22|98
-23|100
-24|102
-25|104
-26|106
-27|108
-28|110
-29|112
-30|114
-31|116
-32|118
-33|120
-34|122
-35|124
-36|126
-37|128
-38|130
-39|132
-40|134
-41|136
-42|138
-43|140
-44|142
-45|144
-46|146
-47|148
-48|150
-49|152
-50|154
-51|156
-"""
-
-
-class Testrr(TestCase):
-    input = "elevation"
-    output = "towns"
-
-    @classmethod
-    def setUpClass(cls):
-        cls.use_temp_region()
-        cls.runModule("g.region", raster=cls.input)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def tearDownClass(cls):
-        cls.del_temp_region()
-
-    def tearDown(cls):
-        cls.runModule("g.remove", type="vector", flags="f", name=cls.output)
-
-    def test_flag_t(self):
-        """Testing flag t"""
-        string = """min=1
-        max=6"""
-        self.assertModule(
-            "r.contour",
-            input=self.input,
-            output=self.output,
-            levels=1,
-            step=1,
-            flags="t",
-        )
-        self.assertRasterFitsUnivar(self.output, reference=string, precision=2)
-
-    def test_vector(self):
-        """Testing vector output"""
-        self.assertModule(
-            "r.contour", input=self.input, output=self.output, step=5, flags="t"
-        )
-        self.assertModule("v.info", map=self.output, flags="t")
-        topology = dict(points=0, lines=2222, areas=0)
-        self.assertVectorFitsTopoInfo(self.output, topology)
-
-    def test_v_db_select(self):
-        """Testing attribute values of contours with v.db.select"""
-        self.assertModule("r.contour", input=self.input, output=self.output, step=2)
-        v_db_select = SimpleModule("v.db.select", map=self.output)
-        v_db_select.run()
-        self.assertLooksLike(reference=out_where, actual=v_db_select.outputs.stdout)
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    from grass.gunittest.main import test
-
-    test()