diff --git a/.ci/travis.sh b/.ci/travis.sh
index 76953cbb..df1f2389 100755
--- a/.ci/travis.sh
+++ b/.ci/travis.sh
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ patch-diff-report-tool)
   mvn clean install
   ;;
 
-checkstyle-tester-launch-groovy)
-  checkout_from https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle
-  cd .ci-temp/checkstyle
-  LOCAL_GIT_REPO=$(pwd)
-  mvn --batch-mode clean install -Passembly
-  cd ../../checkstyle-tester
-  groovy diff.groovy -r "$LOCAL_GIT_REPO" -l projects-for-travis.properties --patchConfig my_check.xml \
-        --patchBranch master --mode single --allowExcludes
-  ;;
-
 checkstyle-tester-diff-groovy-patch)
   checkout_from https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle
   cd .ci-temp/checkstyle
@@ -105,7 +95,6 @@ checkstyle-tester-diff-groovy-regression-single)
 codenarc)
   cd checkstyle-tester
   ./codenarc.sh . diff.groovy > diff.log && cat diff.log && grep '(p1=0; p2=0; p3=0)' diff.log
-  ./codenarc.sh . launch.groovy > launch.log && cat launch.log && grep '(p1=0; p2=11; p3=1)' launch.log
   ;;
 
 markdownlint)
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 9d2bb53c..e2a8d377 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -24,11 +24,6 @@ matrix:
         - DESC="patch-diff-report-tool"
         - CMD="./.ci/travis.sh patch-diff-report-tool"
 
-    - jdk: openjdk8
-      env:
-        - DESC="checkstyle-tester (launch.groovy) on linux"
-        - CMD="./.ci/travis.sh checkstyle-tester-launch-groovy"
-
     - jdk: openjdk8
       env:
         - DESC="checkstyle-tester (diff.groovy) on linux"
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index c0d67703..cbdcf6af 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ environment:
       DESC: "patch-diff-report-tool"
       CMD1: "cd patch-diff-report-tool && mvn clean install"
     # checkstyle-tester
-    - JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0
-      DESC: "checkstyle-tester (launch.groovy) on guava"
-      CMD1: " git clone -q --depth=10 --branch=master "
-      CMD2: "      https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle C:\\projects\\contribution\\checkstyle "
-      CMD3: " && cd checkstyle && mvn clean install -Passembly"
-      CMD4: " "
-      CMD5: " && cd ..\\checkstyle-tester "
-      CMD7: " && groovy launch.groovy -l projects-for-travis.properties -c checks-nonjavadoc-error.xml -i\""
     - JAVA_HOME: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0
       DESC: "checkstyle-tester (diff.groovy) on guava"
       CMD1: " git clone -q --depth=10 --branch=master "