diff --git a/tests/test_update.py b/tests/test_update.py
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-# Copyright 2022 Arduino SA
-#
-# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
-# by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-# along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-# import json
-import psutil
-import requests
-import pytest
-
-# test if the update process succeeds in terminating the binary
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="no way of currently testing this")
-def test_update_shutdown(base_url, agent):
-
-    procs=[]
-    for p in psutil.process_iter():
-        if p.name() == "arduino-create-agent":
-            procs.append(p)
-
-    resp = requests.post(f"{base_url}/update")
-    # assert resp.status_code == 200
-    # assert "Please wait a moment while the agent reboots itself" in info['success'] # failing on macos see https://github.com/arduino/arduino-create-agent/issues/608
-    gone, alive = psutil.wait_procs(procs, timeout=3, callback=on_terminate) # wait for "arduino-create-agent" to terminate
-
-def on_terminate(proc):
-    print("process {} terminated with exit code {}".format(proc, proc.returncode))
-    assert True
-
-# the version currently running is the latest available
-@pytest.mark.skip(reason="no way of currently testing this")
-def test_latest_version(base_url, agent):
-    resp = requests.get(f"{base_url}/info")
-    assert resp.status_code == 200
-    latest_version = requests.get("https://s3.amazonaws.com/arduino-create-static/agent-metadata/agent-version.json") # get the latest version available
-
-    version = latest_version.json()
-    info = resp.json()
-    assert info["version"] == version["Version"]