diff --git a/tsdb/head_test.go b/tsdb/head_test.go
index 48fe7c3cce..695428619f 100644
--- a/tsdb/head_test.go
+++ b/tsdb/head_test.go
@@ -886,105 +886,6 @@ func TestHead_KeepSeriesInWALCheckpoint(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestHead_WALMultiRef_Checkpoint(t *testing.T) {
-	head, w := newTestHead(t, 10000, wlog.CompressionNone, false)
-
-	require.NoError(t, head.Init(0))
-
-	// Write a sample.
-	app := head.Appender(context.Background())
-	ref1, err := app.Append(0, labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar"), 100, 1)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, app.Commit())
-
-	// Truncate head to remove first series entirely.
-	require.NoError(t, head.Truncate(500))
-
-	// Write another sample -- will create a new series ID.
-	app = head.Appender(context.Background())
-	ref2, err := app.Append(0, labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar"), 600, 2)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, app.Commit())
-
-	require.NotEqual(t, ref1, ref2, "refs should be different")
-
-	// Start a new WAL segment so we can checkpoint the series entry separately from future samples.
-	seg, err := w.NextSegment()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, 2, seg)
-
-	// Write another sample -- will be written using the new series ID.
-	app = head.Appender(context.Background())
-	ref3, err := app.Append(0, labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar"), 1000, 3)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, app.Commit())
-
-	require.Equal(t, ref2, ref3, "refs should be the same")
-
-	// Close and re-open head (simulated restart).
-	require.NoError(t, head.Close())
-
-	w, err = wlog.NewSize(nil, nil, w.Dir(), 32768, wlog.CompressionNone)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	head, err = NewHead(nil, nil, w, nil, head.opts, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, head.Init(500))
-
-	// WAL replay will use the original series ID for all samples in the WAL, as well
-	// as any new samples for the series written after replay.
-
-	// Write another sample -- will be written using the original series ID.
-	app = head.Appender(context.Background())
-	ref4, err := app.Append(0, labels.FromStrings("foo", "bar"), 1500, 4)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, app.Commit())
-
-	require.Equal(t, ref1, ref4, "refs should be the same")
-
-	// At this point the WAL is:
-	// - segment 0:
-	//   - series 1 record
-	//   - series 1 sample @ 100
-	// - segment 1:
-	//   - series 2 record
-	//   - series 2 sample @ 600
-	// - segment 2:
-	//   - series 2 sample @ 1000
-	// - segment 3:
-	//   - series 1 sample @ 1500
-
-	// Truncate head again
-	require.NoError(t, head.Truncate(700))
-
-	// Ensure a checkpoint was created.
-	_, chkidx, err := wlog.LastCheckpoint(w.Dir())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, chkidx)
-
-	// Close and re-open head again (simulated restart).
-	require.NoError(t, head.Close())
-
-	w, err = wlog.NewSize(nil, nil, w.Dir(), 32768, wlog.CompressionNone)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	head, err = NewHead(nil, nil, w, nil, head.opts, nil)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, head.Init(700))
-	defer func() {
-		require.NoError(t, head.Close())
-	}()
-
-	q, err := NewBlockQuerier(head, 0, 1600)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	series := query(t, q, labels.MustNewMatcher(labels.MatchEqual, "foo", "bar"))
-	// We expect only the samples after the truncation.
-	require.Equal(t, map[string][]chunks.Sample{`{foo="bar"}`: {
-		sample{1000, 3, nil, nil},
-		sample{1500, 4, nil, nil},
-	}}, series)
-}
-
 func TestHead_ActiveAppenders(t *testing.T) {
 	head, _ := newTestHead(t, 1000, wlog.CompressionNone, false)
 	defer head.Close()