diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
index e8aa76a63a..9ca2eef9e6 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
@@ -64,120 +64,6 @@ const mockUrlReader = UrlReaders.default({
   config: new ConfigReader({}),
 });
 
-describe('createRouter - working directory', () => {
-  const mockPrepare = jest.fn();
-  const mockPreparers = new Preparers();
-
-  beforeAll(() => {
-    const mockPreparer = {
-      prepare: mockPrepare,
-    };
-    mockPreparers.register('dev.azure.com', mockPreparer);
-  });
-
-  beforeEach(() => {
-    jest.resetAllMocks();
-  });
-
-  const workDirConfig = (path: string) => ({
-    backend: {
-      workingDirectory: path,
-    },
-  });
-
-  const template = {
-    apiVersion: 'backstage.io/v1alpha1',
-    kind: 'Template',
-    metadata: {
-      annotations: {
-        'backstage.io/managed-by-location': 'url:https://dev.azure.com',
-      },
-    },
-    spec: {
-      owner: 'template@backstage.io',
-      path: '.',
-      schema: {},
-    },
-  };
-
-  it('should throw an error when working directory does not exist or is not writable', async () => {
-    mockAccess.mockImplementation(() => {
-      throw new Error('access error');
-    });
-
-    await expect(
-      createRouter({
-        logger: getVoidLogger(),
-        preparers: new Preparers(),
-        templaters: new Templaters(),
-        publishers: new Publishers(),
-        config: new ConfigReader(workDirConfig('/path')),
-        database: createDatabase(),
-        catalogClient: createCatalogClient([template]),
-        reader: mockUrlReader,
-      }),
-    ).rejects.toThrow('access error');
-  });
-
-  it('should use the working directory when configured', async () => {
-    const router = await createRouter({
-      logger: getVoidLogger(),
-      preparers: mockPreparers,
-      templaters: new Templaters(),
-      publishers: new Publishers(),
-      config: new ConfigReader(workDirConfig('/path')),
-      database: createDatabase(),
-      catalogClient: createCatalogClient([template]),
-      reader: mockUrlReader,
-    });
-
-    const app = express().use(router);
-    await request(app)
-      .post('/v1/jobs')
-      .send({
-        templateName: '',
-        values: {
-          storePath: 'https://github.com/backstage/good',
-        },
-      });
-
-    expect(mockPrepare).toBeCalledWith({
-      logger: expect.anything(),
-      workspacePath: expect.stringContaining('path'),
-      url: expect.anything(),
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('should not pass along anything when no working directory is configured', async () => {
-    const router = await createRouter({
-      logger: getVoidLogger(),
-      preparers: mockPreparers,
-      templaters: new Templaters(),
-      publishers: new Publishers(),
-      config: new ConfigReader({}),
-      database: createDatabase(),
-      catalogClient: createCatalogClient([template]),
-      reader: mockUrlReader,
-    });
-
-    const app = express().use(router);
-    await request(app)
-      .post('/v1/jobs')
-      .send({
-        templateName: '',
-        values: {
-          storePath: 'https://github.com/backstage/goodrepo',
-        },
-      });
-
-    expect(mockPrepare).toBeCalledWith({
-      logger: expect.anything(),
-      workspacePath: expect.anything(),
-      url: expect.anything(),
-    });
-  });
-});
-
 describe('createRouter', () => {
   let app: express.Express;
   const template = {
@@ -239,21 +125,6 @@ describe('createRouter', () => {
     jest.resetAllMocks();
   });
 
-  describe('POST /v1/jobs', () => {
-    it('rejects template values which do not match the template schema definition', async () => {
-      const response = await request(app)
-        .post('/v1/jobs')
-        .send({
-          templateName: '',
-          values: {
-            storePath: 'https://github.com/backstage/backstage',
-          },
-        });
-
-      expect(response.status).toEqual(400);
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('GET /v2/actions', () => {
     it('lists available actions', async () => {
       const response = await request(app).get('/v2/actions').send();