diff --git a/src/test/shell/bazel/starlark_repository_test.sh b/src/test/shell/bazel/starlark_repository_test.sh
index 5ede0d662cb997..0d08571e65cf33 100755
--- a/src/test/shell/bazel/starlark_repository_test.sh
+++ b/src/test/shell/bazel/starlark_repository_test.sh
@@ -2869,7 +2869,7 @@ function test_incompatible_no_implicit_watch_label() {
   echo nothing > ${outside_dir}/data.txt
 
   create_new_workspace
-  cat > $(setup_module_dot_bazel) <<EOF
+  cat > MODULE.bazel <<EOF
 foo = use_repo_rule("//:r.bzl", "foo")
 foo(name = "foo")
 bar = use_repo_rule("//:r.bzl", "bar")
@@ -2916,7 +2916,7 @@ function test_no_incompatible_no_implicit_watch_label() {
   echo nothing > ${outside_dir}/data.txt
 
   create_new_workspace
-  cat > $(setup_module_dot_bazel) <<EOF
+  cat > MODULE.bazel <<EOF
 foo = use_repo_rule("//:r.bzl", "foo")
 foo(name = "foo")
 bar = use_repo_rule("//:r.bzl", "bar")
@@ -2954,54 +2954,6 @@ EOF
   expect_log "I see:"
 }
 
-function test_bad_marker_file_ignored() {
-  # when reading a file in another repo, we should watch it.
-  local outside_dir="${TEST_TMPDIR}/outside_dir"
-  mkdir -p "${outside_dir}"
-  echo nothing > ${outside_dir}/data.txt
-
-  create_new_workspace
-  cat > $(setup_module_dot_bazel) <<EOF
-foo = use_repo_rule("//:r.bzl", "foo")
-foo(name = "foo")
-bar = use_repo_rule("//:r.bzl", "bar")
-bar(name = "bar", data = "nothing")
-EOF
-  touch BUILD
-  cat > r.bzl <<EOF
-def _foo(rctx):
-  rctx.file("BUILD", "filegroup(name='foo')")
-  # intentionally grab a file that's not directly addressable by a label
-  otherfile = rctx.path(Label("@bar//subpkg:BUILD")).dirname.dirname.get_child("data.txt")
-  print("I see: " + rctx.read(otherfile))
-foo=repository_rule(_foo)
-def _bar(rctx):
-  rctx.file("subpkg/BUILD")
-  rctx.file("data.txt", rctx.attr.data)
-bar=repository_rule(_bar, attrs={"data":attr.string()})
-EOF
-
-  bazel build @foo >& $TEST_log || fail "expected bazel to succeed"
-  expect_log "I see: nothing"
-
-  local marker_file=$(bazel info output_base)/external/@+_repo_rules+foo.marker
-  # the marker file for this repo should contain a reference to "@@+_repo_rules+bar". Mangle that.
-  sed -i'' -e 's/@@+_repo_rules+bar/@@LOL@@LOL/g' ${marker_file}
-
-  # Running Bazel again shouldn't crash, and should result in a refetch.
-  bazel shutdown
-  bazel build @foo >& $TEST_log || fail "expected bazel to succeed"
-  expect_log "I see: nothing"
-
-  # Test to clear the marker file.
-  echo > ${marker_file}
-
-  # Running Bazel again shouldn't crash, and should result in a refetch.
-  bazel shutdown
-  bazel build @foo >& $TEST_log || fail "expected bazel to succeed"
-  expect_log "I see: nothing"
-}
-
 function test_file_watching_in_undefined_repo() {
   create_new_workspace
   cat > MODULE.bazel <<EOF