diff --git a/management/server/user_test.go b/management/server/user_test.go
index c77ea53d1..2a2d7857d 100644
--- a/management/server/user_test.go
+++ b/management/server/user_test.go
@@ -2129,66 +2129,3 @@ func TestUser_Operations_WithEmbeddedIDP(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Logf("Duplicate email error: %v", err)
 	})
 }
-
-func TestProcessUserUpdate_RejectsStaleInitiatorRole(t *testing.T) {
-	s, cleanup, err := store.NewTestStoreFromSQL(context.Background(), "", t.TempDir())
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	t.Cleanup(cleanup)
-
-	account := newAccountWithId(context.Background(), "account1", "owner1", "", "", "", false)
-
-	adminID := "admin1"
-	account.Users[adminID] = types.NewAdminUser(adminID)
-
-	targetID := "target1"
-	account.Users[targetID] = types.NewRegularUser(targetID, "", "")
-
-	require.NoError(t, s.SaveAccount(context.Background(), account))
-
-	demotedAdmin, err := s.GetUserByUserID(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, adminID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	demotedAdmin.Role = types.UserRoleUser
-	require.NoError(t, s.SaveUser(context.Background(), demotedAdmin))
-
-	staleInitiator := &types.User{
-		Id:        adminID,
-		AccountID: account.Id,
-		Role:      types.UserRoleAdmin,
-	}
-
-	permissionsManager := permissions.NewManager(s)
-	am := DefaultAccountManager{
-		Store:              s,
-		eventStore:         &activity.InMemoryEventStore{},
-		permissionsManager: permissionsManager,
-	}
-
-	settings, err := s.GetAccountSettings(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, account.Id)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	groups, err := s.GetAccountGroups(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, account.Id)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	groupsMap := make(map[string]*types.Group, len(groups))
-	for _, g := range groups {
-		groupsMap[g.ID] = g
-	}
-
-	update := &types.User{
-		Id:   targetID,
-		Role: types.UserRoleAdmin,
-	}
-
-	err = s.ExecuteInTransaction(context.Background(), func(tx store.Store) error {
-		_, _, _, _, txErr := am.processUserUpdate(
-			context.Background(), tx, groupsMap, account.Id, adminID, staleInitiator, update, false, settings,
-		)
-		return txErr
-	})
-
-	require.Error(t, err, "processUserUpdate should reject stale initiator whose role was demoted")
-	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "initiator role was changed during request processing")
-
-	targetUser, err := s.GetUserByUserID(context.Background(), store.LockingStrengthNone, targetID)
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-	assert.Equal(t, types.UserRoleUser, targetUser.Role)
-}