diff --git a/src/direction.test.c b/src/direction.test.c
index fb346cb4e..fc2dea46e 100644
--- a/src/direction.test.c
+++ b/src/direction.test.c
@@ -44,26 +44,12 @@ static void test_finddirection(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, NODIRECTION, finddirection("potato"));
 }
 
-static void test_get_direction_default(CuTest *tc) {
-    struct locale *lang;
-    test_cleanup();
-    lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, NODIRECTION, get_direction("potato", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, D_SOUTHWEST, get_direction("southwest", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, D_SOUTHEAST, get_direction("southeast", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, D_NORTHWEST, get_direction("northwest", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, D_NORTHEAST, get_direction("northeast", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, D_WEST, get_direction("west", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, D_EAST, get_direction("east", lang));
-}
-
 CuSuite *get_direction_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_init_direction);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_init_directions);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_finddirection);
-    DISABLE_TEST(suite, test_get_direction_default);
     return suite;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/keyword.test.c b/src/keyword.test.c
index da87c860a..903eb0c13 100644
--- a/src/keyword.test.c
+++ b/src/keyword.test.c
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ static void test_findkeyword(CuTest *tc) {
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
-static void test_get_keyword_default(CuTest *tc) {
-    struct locale *lang;
-    test_cleanup();
-    lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, NOKEYWORD, get_keyword("potato", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, K_MOVE, get_keyword("move", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, K_STUDY, get_keyword("study", lang));
-    test_cleanup();
-}
-
 static void test_get_shortest_match(CuTest *tc) {
     struct locale *lang;
     critbit_tree ** cb;
@@ -102,6 +92,5 @@ CuSuite *get_keyword_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_init_keywords);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_findkeyword);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_shortest_match);
-    DISABLE_TEST(suite, test_get_keyword_default);
     return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/skill.test.c b/src/skill.test.c
index 248228a53..9da795d0a 100644
--- a/src/skill.test.c
+++ b/src/skill.test.c
@@ -35,22 +35,12 @@ static void test_get_skill(CuTest *tc) {
     CuAssertIntEquals(tc, NOSKILL, findskill("potato"));
 }
 
-static void test_get_skill_default(CuTest *tc) {
-    struct locale *lang;
-    test_cleanup();
-    lang = get_or_create_locale("en");
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, NOSKILL, get_skill("potato", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, SK_ALCHEMY, get_skill("alchemy", lang));
-    CuAssertIntEquals(tc, SK_CROSSBOW, get_skill("crossbow", lang));
-}
-
 CuSuite *get_skill_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_init_skill);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_init_skills);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_get_skill);
-    DISABLE_TEST(suite, test_get_skill_default);
     return suite;
 }