diff --git a/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.json b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.json
index 25841602ec..ec6309418c 100644
--- a/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.json
+++ b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.json
@@ -33,17 +33,13 @@
             "y": 2,
             "z": 3
           }
-        },
-        {
-          "_id": 2,
-          "x": "{ \"x\": 1, \"y\": 2.0 }"
         }
       ]
     }
   ],
   "tests": [
     {
-      "description": "matchAsRoot with nested document",
+      "description": "matchAsRoot with nested document does not match",
       "operations": [
         {
           "name": "find",
@@ -66,33 +62,6 @@
           ]
         }
       ]
-    },
-    {
-      "description": "matchAsRoot with matchAsDocument",
-      "operations": [
-        {
-          "name": "find",
-          "object": "collection0",
-          "arguments": {
-            "filter": {
-              "_id": 1
-            },
-            "limit": 1
-          },
-          "expectResult": [
-            {
-              "_id": 2,
-              "x": {
-                "$$matchAsDocument": {
-                  "$$matchAsRoot": {
-                    "x": 1
-                  }
-                }
-              }
-            }
-          ]
-        }
-      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.yml b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.yml
index 0754294e87..77e3ce5790 100644
--- a/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.yml
+++ b/source/unified-test-format/tests/valid-fail/operator-matchAsRoot.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,10 @@ initialData:
     databaseName: *database0Name
     documents:
       - { _id: 1, x: { y: 2, z: 3 } }
-      - { _id: 2, x: '{ "x": 1, "y": 2.0 }' }
 
 tests:
   -
-    description: matchAsRoot with nested document
+    description: matchAsRoot with nested document does not match
     operations:
       - name: find
         object: *collection0
@@ -32,13 +31,3 @@ tests:
           limit: 1
         expectResult:
           - { _id: 1, x: { $$matchAsRoot: { y: 3 } } }
-  -
-    description: matchAsRoot with matchAsDocument
-    operations:
-      - name: find
-        object: *collection0
-        arguments:
-          filter: { _id : 1 }
-          limit: 1
-        expectResult:
-          - { _id: 2, x: { $$matchAsDocument: { $$matchAsRoot: { x: 1 } } } }