diff --git a/tests/unit/phpDocumentor/Descriptor/MethodDescriptorTest.php b/tests/unit/phpDocumentor/Descriptor/MethodDescriptorTest.php
index 8d8a4a0ed..72a89d65f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/phpDocumentor/Descriptor/MethodDescriptorTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/phpDocumentor/Descriptor/MethodDescriptorTest.php
@@ -246,66 +246,6 @@ public function testElementDoesNotInheritWhenNoParents(): void
         $this->assertNull($this->fixture->getInheritedElement());
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @covers ::getInheritedElement
-     * @covers ::recurseClassInheritance
-     */
-    public function testElementDoesNotInheritWhenTooManyParents(): void
-    {
-        $parentClass1 = new ClassDescriptor();
-        $parentClass1->setAbstract(true);
-        $parentClass1->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass1'));
-        $parentMethod1 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod1->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod1->setParent($parentClass1);
-        $parentClass1->getMethods()->set($parentMethod1->getName(), $parentMethod1);
-
-        $parentClass2 = new ClassDescriptor();
-        $parentClass2->setAbstract(true);
-        $parentClass2->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass2'));
-        $parentClass2->setParent($parentClass1);
-        $parentMethod2 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod2->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod2->setParent($parentClass2);
-        $parentClass2->getMethods()->set($parentMethod2->getName(), $parentMethod2);
-
-        $parentClass3 = new ClassDescriptor();
-        $parentClass3->setAbstract(true);
-        $parentClass3->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass3'));
-        $parentClass3->setParent($parentClass2);
-        $parentMethod3 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod3->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod3->setParent($parentClass3);
-        $parentClass3->getMethods()->set($parentMethod3->getName(), $parentMethod3);
-
-        $parentClass4 = new ClassDescriptor();
-        $parentClass4->setAbstract(true);
-        $parentClass4->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass4'));
-        $parentClass4->setParent($parentClass3);
-        $parentMethod4 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod4->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod4->setParent($parentClass4);
-        $parentClass4->getMethods()->set($parentMethod4->getName(), $parentMethod4);
-
-        $parentClass5 = new ClassDescriptor();
-        $parentClass5->setAbstract(true);
-        $parentClass5->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass5'));
-        $parentClass5->setParent($parentClass4);
-        $parentMethod5 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod5->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod5->setParent($parentClass5);
-        $parentClass5->getMethods()->set($parentMethod5->getName(), $parentMethod5);
-
-        $associatedClass = new ClassDescriptor();
-        $associatedClass->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\Class'));
-        $associatedClass->setParent($parentClass5);
-        $this->fixture->setName('myMethod');
-        $this->fixture->setParent($associatedClass);
-        $associatedClass->getMethods()->set($this->fixture->getName(), $this->fixture);
-
-        $this->assertNull($this->fixture->getInheritedElement());
-    }
-
     /**
      * @covers ::getInheritedElement
      */
@@ -372,10 +312,6 @@ public function testElementInheritsRecursivelyWhenExtending(): void
         $parentClass2->setAbstract(true);
         $parentClass2->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass2'));
         $parentClass2->setParent($parentClass1);
-        $parentMethod2 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod2->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod2->setParent($parentClass2);
-        $parentClass2->getMethods()->set($parentMethod2->getName(), $parentMethod2);
 
         $associatedClass = new ClassDescriptor();
         $associatedClass->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\Class'));
@@ -431,11 +367,6 @@ public function testElementInheritsRecursivelyWhenImplementing(): void
         $interface2 = new InterfaceDescriptor();
         $interface2->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\Interface2'));
         $interface2->setParent(new Collection([$interface1]));
-        $interfaceMethod2 = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $interfaceMethod2->setName('myMethod');
-        $interfaceMethod2->setParent($interface2);
-        $interface2->setMethods(new Collection([$interfaceMethod2]));
-        $interface2->getMethods()->set($interfaceMethod2->getName(), $interfaceMethod2);
 
         $associatedClass = new ClassDescriptor();
         $associatedClass->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\Class'));
@@ -466,10 +397,6 @@ public function testElementInheritsRecursivelyWhenExtendingAndImplementing(): vo
         $parentClass->setAbstract(true);
         $parentClass->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\AbstractClass'));
         $parentClass->setInterfaces(new Collection([$interface]));
-        $parentMethod = new MethodDescriptor();
-        $parentMethod->setName('myMethod');
-        $parentMethod->setParent($parentClass);
-        $parentClass->getMethods()->set($parentMethod->getName(), $parentMethod);
 
         $associatedClass = new ClassDescriptor();
         $associatedClass->setFullyQualifiedStructuralElementName(new Fqsen('\My\Class'));