diff --git a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.test.ts b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.test.ts
index 1140ede3..932a000f 100644
--- a/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/dropdown/dropdown.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import '../../../dist/shoelace.js';
+import { aTimeout, expect, fixture, html, waitUntil } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import { clickOnElement } from '../../internal/test.js';
-import { expect, fixture, html, waitUntil } from '@open-wc/testing';
 import { sendKeys, sendMouse } from '@web/test-runner-commands';
 import sinon from 'sinon';
 import type SlDropdown from './dropdown.js';
@@ -354,27 +354,4 @@ describe('<sl-dropdown>', () => {
 
     expect(el.open).to.be.false;
   });
-
-  it('should close and stop propagating the keydown event when Escape is pressed and the dropdown is open ', async () => {
-    const el = await fixture<SlDropdown>(html`
-      <sl-dropdown open>
-        <sl-button slot="trigger" caret>Toggle</sl-button>
-        <sl-menu>
-          <sl-menu-item>Dropdown Item 1</sl-menu-item>
-          <sl-menu-item>Dropdown Item 2</sl-menu-item>
-          <sl-menu-item>Dropdown Item 3</sl-menu-item>
-        </sl-menu>
-      </sl-dropdown>
-    `);
-    const firstMenuItem = el.querySelector('sl-menu-item')!;
-    const hideHandler = sinon.spy();
-
-    document.body.addEventListener('keydown', hideHandler);
-    firstMenuItem.focus();
-    await sendKeys({ press: 'Escape' });
-    await el.updateComplete;
-
-    expect(el.open).to.be.false;
-    expect(hideHandler).to.not.have.been.called;
-  });
 });