diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplateIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplateIntegrationTests.java
index 916761bc7..bd6bb6e10 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplateIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/redis/core/RedisTemplateIntegrationTests.java
@@ -665,18 +665,6 @@ public class RedisTemplateIntegrationTests<K, V> {
 		await().until(() -> !template2.hasKey((String) key1));
 	}
 
-	@ParameterizedRedisTest
-	void testPersist() throws Exception {
-		// Test is meaningless in Redis 2.4 because key won't expire after 10 ms
-		K key1 = keyFactory.instance();
-		V value1 = valueFactory.instance();
-		redisTemplate.opsForValue().set(key1, value1);
-		redisTemplate.expire(key1, 10, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
-		redisTemplate.persist(key1);
-		Thread.sleep(10);
-		assertThat(redisTemplate.hasKey(key1)).isTrue();
-	}
-
 	@ParameterizedRedisTest
 	void testRandomKey() {
 		K key1 = keyFactory.instance();