diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/build.sbt b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/build.sbt
index 34c26b3b9..57a7dcc3a 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/build.sbt
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/build.sbt
@@ -1,38 +1,26 @@
 val taskA = taskKey[File]("")
 val taskB = taskKey[File]("")
-val taskC = taskKey[File]("")
-val taskD = taskKey[File]("")
 
 val taskE = taskKey[File]("")
 val taskF = taskKey[File]("")
-val taskG = taskKey[File]("")
-val taskH = taskKey[File]("")
 
 taskA := touch(target.value / "a")
 taskB := touch(target.value / "b")
-taskC := touch(target.value / "c")
-taskD := touch(target.value / "d")
 
 taskE := touch(target.value / "e")
 taskF := touch(target.value / "f")
-taskG := touch(target.value / "g")
-taskH := touch(target.value / "h")
 
 //   a <<= a triggeredBy b
 // means "a" will be triggered by "b"
 // said differently, invoking "b" will run "b" and then run "a"
 
-taskA <<= taskA triggeredBy taskB
-taskC := (taskC triggeredBy taskD).value
+taskA := (taskA triggeredBy taskB).value
 
 //   e <<= e runBefore f
 // means "e" will be run before running "f"
 // said differently, invoking "f" will run "e" and then run "f"
 
-taskE <<= taskE runBefore taskF
-taskG := (taskG runBefore taskH).value
-
-
+taskE := (taskE runBefore taskF).value
 
 // test utils
 def touch(f: File): File = { IO touch f; f }
diff --git a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/test b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/test
index 0617f3abe..3a88d40a7 100644
--- a/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/test
+++ b/sbt/src/sbt-test/actions/task-map/test
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 $ exists target/b
 $ exists target/a
 
-> taskD
-$ exists target/d
-$ exists target/c
-
 > taskF
 $ exists target/e
 $ exists target/f
-
-> taskH
-$ exists target/g
-$ exists target/h