diff --git a/weed/storage/verify_gc_empty_test.go b/weed/storage/verify_gc_empty_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 5788772b0..000000000
--- a/weed/storage/verify_gc_empty_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-package storage
-
-import (
-	"os"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/needle"
-	"github.com/seaweedfs/seaweedfs/weed/storage/super_block"
-)
-
-func TestCompactionToEmpty(t *testing.T) {
-	dir := t.TempDir()
-
-	// 1. Create a new volume
-	v, err := NewVolume(dir, dir, "", 678, NeedleMapInMemory, &super_block.ReplicaPlacement{}, &needle.TTL{}, 0, needle.GetCurrentVersion(), 0, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("volume creation: %v", err)
-	}
-	defer v.Close()
-
-	// 2. Write a few needles
-	numNeedles := 5
-	for i := 1; i <= numNeedles; i++ {
-		n := newRandomNeedle(uint64(i))
-		_, _, _, err := v.writeNeedle2(n, true, false)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("write needle %d: %v", i, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// 3. Delete all of them
-	for i := 1; i <= numNeedles; i++ {
-		n := newEmptyNeedle(uint64(i))
-		_, err := v.deleteNeedle2(n)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("delete needle %d: %v", i, err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// 4. Run compaction
-	err = v.Compact2(0, 0, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("compaction: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// 5. Commit compaction
-	err = v.CommitCompact()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("commit compaction: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	// 6. Verify the resulting .dat file size
-	datSize, _, err := v.FileStat()
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("file stat: %v", err)
-	}
-	if datSize != super_block.SuperBlockSize {
-		t.Errorf("expected dat file size %d, got %d", super_block.SuperBlockSize, datSize)
-	}
-
-	// 7. Verify index file size (should be 0 or at least no entries)
-	if v.nm.FileCount() != 0 {
-		t.Errorf("expected 0 files in needle map, got %d", v.nm.FileCount())
-	}
-
-	// Check if the file itself exists and is empty (except for superblock)
-	info, err := os.Stat(v.FileName(".dat"))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("stat dat file: %v", err)
-	}
-	if info.Size() != int64(super_block.SuperBlockSize) {
-		t.Fatalf("dat file physical size mismatch: expected %d, got %d", super_block.SuperBlockSize, info.Size())
-	}
-}