diff --git a/pkg/controller/handler_test.go b/pkg/controller/handler_test.go
index da0e2422c..e957aeb51 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/handler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/handler_test.go
@@ -462,8 +462,7 @@ func TestPropeller_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, 0, len(r.Finalizers))
 		assert.True(t, HasCompletedLabel(r))
 	})
-
-	t.Run("continueOnExecutionNotFoundError", func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("failOnExecutionNotFoundError", func(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.NoError(t, s.Create(ctx, &v1alpha1.FlyteWorkflow{
 			ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
 				Name:      name,
@@ -485,36 +484,6 @@ func TestPropeller_Handle(t *testing.T) {
 					Message: "The execution that the event belongs to does not exist",
 				}, "failed to transition phase")
 		}
-		assert.Error(t, p.Handle(ctx, namespace, name))
-
-		r, err := s.Get(ctx, namespace, name)
-		assert.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, v1alpha1.WorkflowPhaseRunning, r.GetExecutionStatus().GetPhase())
-		assert.Equal(t, 0, len(r.Finalizers))
-		assert.False(t, HasCompletedLabel(r))
-	})
-	t.Run("failOnExecutionNotFoundError", func(t *testing.T) {
-		assert.NoError(t, s.Create(ctx, &v1alpha1.FlyteWorkflow{
-			ObjectMeta: v1.ObjectMeta{
-				Name:      name,
-				Namespace: namespace,
-			},
-			WorkflowSpec: &v1alpha1.WorkflowSpec{
-				ID: "w1",
-			},
-			Status: v1alpha1.WorkflowStatus{
-				Phase:          v1alpha1.WorkflowPhaseRunning,
-				FailedAttempts: 1,
-			},
-		}))
-		exec.HandleAbortedCb = func(ctx context.Context, w *v1alpha1.FlyteWorkflow, maxRetries uint32) error {
-			return workflowErrors.Wrapf(workflowErrors.EventRecordingError, "",
-				&eventErrors.EventError{
-					Code:    eventErrors.ExecutionNotFound,
-					Cause:   nil,
-					Message: "The execution that the event belongs to does not exist",
-				}, "failed to transition phase")
-		}
 		assert.NoError(t, p.Handle(ctx, namespace, name))
 
 		r, err := s.Get(ctx, namespace, name)