diff --git a/tests/integration/cli-worker.js b/tests/integration/cli-worker.js
index 217e136e5..5a143a2be 100644
--- a/tests/integration/cli-worker.js
+++ b/tests/integration/cli-worker.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import fs from "node:fs";
 import path from "node:path";
 import readline from "node:readline";
 import url from "node:url";
@@ -21,22 +20,6 @@ const replaceAll = (text, find, replacement) =>
 async function run(options) {
   Date.now = () => 0;
 
-  /*
-    A fake non-existing directory to test plugin search won't crash.
-
-    See:
-    - `isDirectory` function in `src/common/load-plugins.js`
-    - Test file `./__tests__/plugin-virtual-directory.js`
-    - Pull request #5819
-  */
-  const originalStat = fs.promises.stat;
-  fs.promises.statSync = (filename) =>
-    originalStat(
-      path.basename(filename) === "virtualDirectory"
-        ? import.meta.url
-        : filename,
-    );
-
   readline.clearLine = (stream) => {
     stream.write(
       `\n[[called readline.clearLine(${