diff --git a/tests/panels/test_staticfiles.py b/tests/panels/test_staticfiles.py
index 32ed7ea61..5c0ec74b0 100644
--- a/tests/panels/test_staticfiles.py
+++ b/tests/panels/test_staticfiles.py
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 import os
-import unittest
 
-import django
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.staticfiles import finders
-from django.test.utils import override_settings
 
 from ..base import BaseTestCase
 
@@ -52,33 +49,3 @@ def test_insert_content(self):
             "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder", content
         )
         self.assertValidHTML(content)
-
-    @unittest.skipIf(django.VERSION >= (4,), "Django>=4 handles missing dirs itself.")
-    @override_settings(
-        STATICFILES_DIRS=[PATH_DOES_NOT_EXIST] + settings.STATICFILES_DIRS,
-        STATIC_ROOT=PATH_DOES_NOT_EXIST,
-    )
-    def test_finder_directory_does_not_exist(self):
-        """Misconfigure the static files settings and verify the toolbar runs.
-
-        The test case is that the STATIC_ROOT is in STATICFILES_DIRS and that
-        the directory of STATIC_ROOT does not exist.
-        """
-        response = self.panel.process_request(self.request)
-        self.panel.generate_stats(self.request, response)
-        content = self.panel.content
-        self.assertIn(
-            "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.AppDirectoriesFinder", content
-        )
-        self.assertNotIn(
-            "django.contrib.staticfiles.finders.FileSystemFinder (2 files)", content
-        )
-        self.assertEqual(self.panel.num_used, 0)
-        self.assertNotEqual(self.panel.num_found, 0)
-        expected_apps = ["django.contrib.admin", "debug_toolbar"]
-        if settings.USE_GIS:
-            expected_apps = ["django.contrib.gis"] + expected_apps
-        self.assertEqual(self.panel.get_staticfiles_apps(), expected_apps)
-        self.assertEqual(
-            self.panel.get_staticfiles_dirs(), finders.FileSystemFinder().locations
-        )
diff --git a/tests/test_checks.py b/tests/test_checks.py
index 8e4f8e62f..50e83aa70 100644
--- a/tests/test_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_checks.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import os
-import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-import django
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.checks import Warning, run_checks
 from django.test import SimpleTestCase, override_settings
@@ -92,23 +90,6 @@ def test_check_middleware_classes_error(self):
             messages,
         )
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(django.VERSION >= (4,), "Django>=4 handles missing dirs itself.")
-    @override_settings(
-        STATICFILES_DIRS=[PATH_DOES_NOT_EXIST],
-    )
-    def test_panel_check_errors(self):
-        messages = run_checks()
-        self.assertEqual(
-            messages,
-            [
-                Warning(
-                    "debug_toolbar requires the STATICFILES_DIRS directories to exist.",
-                    hint="Running manage.py collectstatic may help uncover the issue.",
-                    id="debug_toolbar.staticfiles.W001",
-                )
-            ],
-        )
-
     @override_settings(DEBUG_TOOLBAR_PANELS=[])
     def test_panels_is_empty(self):
         errors = run_checks()