diff --git a/tests/system/test_database_api.py b/tests/system/test_database_api.py
index 244fccd069..c8b3c543fc 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_database_api.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_database_api.py
@@ -897,7 +897,6 @@ def _unit_of_work(transaction, test):
 
 
 def test_create_table_with_proto_columns(
-    not_emulator,
     not_postgres,
     shared_instance,
     databases_to_delete,
diff --git a/tests/system/test_session_api.py b/tests/system/test_session_api.py
index bbe6000aba..00fdf828da 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_session_api.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_session_api.py
@@ -2649,7 +2649,7 @@ def test_execute_sql_w_query_param_struct(sessions_database, not_postgres):
 
 
 def test_execute_sql_w_proto_message_bindings(
-    not_emulator, not_postgres, sessions_database, database_dialect
+    not_postgres, sessions_database, database_dialect
 ):
     singer_info = _sample_data.SINGER_INFO_1
     singer_info_bytes = base64.b64encode(singer_info.SerializeToString())