diff --git a/tests/functional/test_freeze.py b/tests/functional/test_freeze.py
index 2199bb482..3792beeca 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_freeze.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_freeze.py
@@ -540,8 +540,6 @@ _freeze_req_opts = textwrap.dedent("""\
     # Unchanged requirements below this line
     -r ignore.txt
     --requirement ignore.txt
-    -Z ignore
-    --always-unzip ignore
     -f http://ignore
     -i http://ignore
     --pre
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py b/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py
index 4c018a68e..1f2fe6912 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_uninstall.py
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ def test_uninstall_easy_install_after_import(script):
     Uninstall an easy_installed package after it's been imported
 
     """
-    result = script.easy_install('--always-unzip', 'INITools==0.2',
-                                 expect_stderr=True)
+    result = script.easy_install('INITools==0.2', expect_stderr=True)
     # the import forces the generation of __pycache__ if the version of python
     # supports it
     script.run('python', '-c', "import initools")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_req_file.py b/tests/unit/test_req_file.py
index 10df385df..b22ce2013 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_req_file.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_req_file.py
@@ -378,10 +378,6 @@ class TestProcessLine(object):
         )
         assert expected in actual
 
-    def test_noop_always_unzip(self, line_processor, finder):
-        # noop, but confirm it can be set
-        line_processor("--always-unzip", "file", 1, finder=finder)
-
     def test_set_finder_allow_all_prereleases(self, line_processor, finder):
         line_processor("--pre", "file", 1, finder=finder)
         assert finder.allow_all_prereleases