diff --git a/tests/test_commands.py b/tests/test_commands.py
index 3be5cad7b47e737ef4587971da5e0c832b4746b6..9b818ffd5e6b73022065bb16d944fad9c6b26481 100644
--- a/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -134,24 +134,6 @@ class TestCommand(TestCase):
         with open(err_path) as f:
             self.assertEqual(f.read(), "standard error stuff")
 
-    def test_verbose_flag_sets_root_logging_level_to_info(self):
-        self.assertEqual(logging.getLogger().getEffectiveLevel(), logging.NOTSET)
-        tmp = TempIO()
-        config_path = tmp.putfile('test.ini', '')
-        command = commands.Command()
-        fake = command.subcommands['fake'] = Mock()
-        command.run('fake', '--config', config_path, '--verbose')
-        self.assertEqual(logging.getLogger().getEffectiveLevel(), logging.INFO)
-
-    def test_debug_flag_sets_root_logging_level_to_debug(self):
-        self.assertEqual(logging.getLogger().getEffectiveLevel(), logging.NOTSET)
-        tmp = TempIO()
-        config_path = tmp.putfile('test.ini', '')
-        command = commands.Command()
-        fake = command.subcommands['fake'] = Mock()
-        command.run('fake', '--config', config_path, '--debug')
-        self.assertEqual(logging.getLogger().getEffectiveLevel(), logging.DEBUG)
-
     def test_noinit_flag_means_no_config(self):
         command = commands.Command()
         fake = command.subcommands['fake'] = Mock()