diff --git a/gossip/gossip/gossip_test.go b/gossip/gossip/gossip_test.go
index 00745b8d903..ed954307ea1 100644
--- a/gossip/gossip/gossip_test.go
+++ b/gossip/gossip/gossip_test.go
@@ -819,78 +819,6 @@ func TestEndedGoroutines(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureGoroutineExit(t)
 }
 
-//func TestLeadershipMsgDissemination(t *testing.T) {
-//	t.Parallel()
-//	portPrefix := 3610
-//	t1 := time.Now()
-//	// Scenario: 20 nodes and a bootstrap node.
-//	// The bootstrap node sends 10 leadership messages and we count
-//	// that each node got 10 messages after a few seconds
-//
-//	stopped := int32(0)
-//	go waitForTestCompletion(&stopped, t)
-//
-//	n := 10
-//	msgsCount2Send := 10
-//	boot := newGossipInstance(portPrefix, 0, 100)
-//	boot.JoinChan(&joinChanMsg{}, common.ChainID("A"))
-//	boot.UpdateChannelMetadata([]byte{}, common.ChainID("A"))
-//
-//	peers := make([]Gossip, n)
-//	receivedMessages := make([]int, n)
-//	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
-//	wg.Add(n)
-//	for i := 1; i <= n; i++ {
-//		pI := newGossipInstance(portPrefix, i, 100, 0)
-//		peers[i-1] = pI
-//		pI.JoinChan(&joinChanMsg{}, common.ChainID("A"))
-//		pI.UpdateChannelMetadata([]byte{}, common.ChainID("A"))
-//		acceptChan, _ := pI.Accept(acceptLeadershp, false)
-//		go func(index int, ch <-chan *proto.GossipMessage) {
-//			defer wg.Done()
-//			for j := 0; j < msgsCount2Send; j++ {
-//				<-ch
-//				receivedMessages[index]++
-//			}
-//		}(i-1, acceptChan)
-//	}
-//
-//	membershipTime := time.Now()
-//	waitUntilOrFail(t, checkPeersMembership(peers, n))
-//	t.Log("Membership establishment took", time.Since(membershipTime))
-//
-//	seqNum := 0
-//	incTime := uint64(time.Now().UnixNano())
-//
-//	for i := 1; i <= msgsCount2Send; i++ {
-//		seqNum++
-//		leadershipMsg := createLeadershipMsg(true, common.ChainID("A"), incTime, uint64(seqNum), boot.(*gossipServiceImpl).conf.SelfEndpoint, boot.(*gossipServiceImpl).comm.GetPKIid())
-//		boot.Gossip(leadershipMsg)
-//		time.Sleep(time.Duration(500) * time.Millisecond)
-//	}
-//
-//	t2 := time.Now()
-//	waitUntilOrFailBlocking(t, wg.Wait)
-//	t.Log("Leadership message dissemination took", time.Since(t2))
-//
-//	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
-//		assert.Equal(t, msgsCount2Send, receivedMessages[i])
-//	}
-//	t.Log("Stopping peers")
-//
-//	stop := func() {
-//		stopPeers(append(peers, boot))
-//	}
-//
-//	stopTime := time.Now()
-//	waitUntilOrFailBlocking(t, stop)
-//	t.Log("Stop took", time.Since(stopTime))
-//	t.Log("Took", time.Since(t1))
-//	atomic.StoreInt32(&stopped, int32(1))
-//	fmt.Println("<<<TestLeadershipMsgDissemination>>>")
-//	testWG.Done()
-//}
-
 func createDataMsg(seqnum uint64, data []byte, hash string, channel common.ChainID) *proto.GossipMessage {
 	return &proto.GossipMessage{
 		Channel: []byte(channel),