diff --git a/tests/test_reports_accrual.py b/tests/test_reports_accrual.py
index ecfa8ece0e576c08bc5f8e676ed1406d83d3e0f3..2f48915603b76ecf371454f1787196a25c1e6eb6 100644
--- a/tests/test_reports_accrual.py
+++ b/tests/test_reports_accrual.py
@@ -242,30 +242,6 @@ def test_filter_search(accrual_postings, search_terms, expect_count, check_func)
     for post in actual:
         assert check_func(post)
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('arg,expected', [
-    ('aging', accrual.AgingReport),
-    ('balance', accrual.BalanceReport),
-    ('outgoing', accrual.OutgoingReport),
-    ('age', accrual.AgingReport),
-    ('bal', accrual.BalanceReport),
-    ('out', accrual.OutgoingReport),
-    ('outgoings', accrual.OutgoingReport),
-])
-def test_report_type_by_name(arg, expected):
-    assert accrual.ReportType.by_name(arg.lower()).value is expected
-    assert accrual.ReportType.by_name(arg.title()).value is expected
-    assert accrual.ReportType.by_name(arg.upper()).value is expected
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', [
-    'unknown',
-    'blance',
-    'outgong',
-])
-def test_report_type_by_unknown_name(arg):
-    # Raising ValueError helps argparse generate good messages.
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        accrual.ReportType.by_name(arg)
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('acct_name,invoice,day', testutil.combine_values(
     INVOICE_ACCOUNTS,
     ['FIXME', '', None, *testutil.NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES],