diff --git a/test/03-worker.test.js b/test/03-worker.test.js
index 8c8467ff8..03d3ca4a3 100644
--- a/test/03-worker.test.js
+++ b/test/03-worker.test.js
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ const workerDestroyFromChild = path.join(Helper.localDir, 'test', 'fixtures', 'w
 const workerEndFromParent = path.join(Helper.localDir, 'test', 'fixtures', 'worker-end-from-parent')
 const workerDestroyFromParent = path.join(Helper.localDir, 'test', 'fixtures', 'worker-destroy-from-parent')
 
-const workerParentDesktop = path.join(Helper.localDir, 'test', 'fixtures', 'worker-parent-desktop')
-const workerEndFromParentDesktop = path.join(Helper.localDir, 'test', 'fixtures', 'worker-end-from-parent-desktop')
-const workerDestroyFromParentDesktop = path.join(Helper.localDir, 'test', 'fixtures', 'worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop')
-
 test('worker pipe', async function ({ is, plan, teardown }) {
   plan(1)
   const helper = new Helper()
@@ -134,27 +130,3 @@ test('[terminal] worker exit when parent calls pipe.destroy()', async function (
   const { pipe } = await Helper.run({ link: workerDestroyFromParent, args: [workerChild] })
   await Helper.untilWorkerExit(pipe)
 })
-
-//
-// test worker exit gracefully for desktop app
-//
-
-test('[desktop] worker exit when child calls pipe.end()', async function () {
-  const { pipe } = await Helper.run({ link: workerParentDesktop, args: [workerEndFromChild] })
-  await Helper.untilWorkerExit(pipe)
-})
-
-test('[desktop] worker exit when child calls pipe.destroy()', async function () {
-  const { pipe } = await Helper.run({ link: workerParentDesktop, args: [workerDestroyFromChild] })
-  await Helper.untilWorkerExit(pipe)
-})
-
-test('[desktop] worker exit when parent calls pipe.end()', async function () {
-  const { pipe } = await Helper.run({ link: workerEndFromParentDesktop, args: [workerChild] })
-  await Helper.untilWorkerExit(pipe)
-})
-
-test('[desktop] worker exit when parent calls pipe.destroy()', async function () {
-  const { pipe } = await Helper.run({ link: workerDestroyFromParentDesktop, args: [workerChild] })
-  await Helper.untilWorkerExit(pipe)
-})
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/app.js b/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/app.js
deleted file mode 100644
index fb22b5e91..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/app.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const link = Pear.config.args[Pear.config.args.length - 1]
-const pipe = Pear.worker.run(link)
-pipe.resume()
-await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-pipe.destroy()
-await untilExit(pipe)
-Pear.Window.self.close()
-
-async function untilExit (pipe, timeout = 5000) {
-  const start = Date.now()
-  while (isRunning(pipe)) {
-    if (Date.now() - start > timeout) throw new Error('timed out')
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
-  }
-}
-
-function isRunning (pipe) {
-  try {
-    return process.kill(pipe.pid, 0)
-  } catch (err) {
-    return err.code === 'EPERM'
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/index.html b/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 91a294a71..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<pear-ctrl></pear-ctrl>
-<script src="./app.js" type="module"></script>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/package.json b/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 5abd6a4ee..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "worker-destroy-from-parent-desktop",
-  "main": "index.html",
-  "type": "module",
-  "pear": {}
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/app.js b/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/app.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 5782bd3c1..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/app.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-const link = Pear.config.args[Pear.config.args.length - 1]
-const pipe = Pear.worker.run(link)
-pipe.resume()
-await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-pipe.end()
-await untilExit(pipe)
-Pear.Window.self.close()
-
-async function untilExit (pipe, timeout = 5000) {
-  const start = Date.now()
-  while (isRunning(pipe)) {
-    if (Date.now() - start > timeout) throw new Error('timed out')
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
-  }
-}
-
-function isRunning (pipe) {
-  try {
-    return process.kill(pipe.pid, 0)
-  } catch (err) {
-    return err.code === 'EPERM'
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/index.html b/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 91a294a71..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<pear-ctrl></pear-ctrl>
-<script src="./app.js" type="module"></script>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/package.json b/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index bb61de6d0..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-end-from-parent-desktop/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "worker-end-from-parent-desktop",
-  "main": "index.html",
-  "type": "module",
-  "pear": {}
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/app.js b/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/app.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1589e0bfc..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/app.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-const link = Pear.config.args[Pear.config.args.length - 1]
-const pipe = Pear.worker.run(link)
-pipe.resume()
-await untilExit(pipe)
-Pear.Window.self.close()
-
-async function untilExit (pipe, timeout = 5000) {
-  const start = Date.now()
-  while (isRunning(pipe)) {
-    if (Date.now() - start > timeout) throw new Error('timed out')
-    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100))
-  }
-}
-
-function isRunning (pipe) {
-  try {
-    return process.kill(pipe.pid, 0)
-  } catch (err) {
-    return err.code === 'EPERM'
-  }
-}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/index.html b/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/index.html
deleted file mode 100644
index 91a294a71..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/index.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-<pear-ctrl></pear-ctrl>
-<script src="./app.js" type="module"></script>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/package.json b/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/package.json
deleted file mode 100644
index f08d57e18..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/worker-parent-desktop/package.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "name": "worker-parent-desktop",
-  "main": "index.html",
-  "type": "module",
-  "pear": {}
-}