diff --git a/d2compiler/compile_test.go b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
index 584dd5115..122ea4874 100644
--- a/d2compiler/compile_test.go
+++ b/d2compiler/compile_test.go
@@ -1524,26 +1524,6 @@ d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near-invalid.d2:14:9: near keys cannot be set
 `,
 			expErr: `d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_constant.d2:1:9: near key "txop-center" must be the absolute path to a shape or one of the following constants: top-left, top-center, top-right, center-left, center-right, bottom-left, bottom-center, bottom-right`,
 		},
-		{
-			name: "near_bad_container",
-
-			text: `x: {
-  near: top-center
-  y
-}
-`,
-			expErr: `d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_container.d2:2:9: constant near keys cannot be set on shapes with children`,
-		},
-		{
-			name: "near_bad_connected",
-
-			text: `x: {
-  near: top-center
-}
-x -> y
-`,
-			expErr: `d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_connected.d2:2:9: constant near keys cannot be set on connected shapes`,
-		},
 		{
 			name: "nested_near_constant",
 
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_connected.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_connected.exp.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 76c9d6301..000000000
--- a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_connected.exp.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "graph": null,
-  "err": {
-    "ioerr": null,
-    "errs": [
-      {
-        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_connected.d2,1:8:13-1:18:23",
-        "errmsg": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_connected.d2:2:9: constant near keys cannot be set on connected shapes"
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}
diff --git a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_container.exp.json b/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_container.exp.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 07269f631..000000000
--- a/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_container.exp.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "graph": null,
-  "err": {
-    "ioerr": null,
-    "errs": [
-      {
-        "range": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_container.d2,1:8:13-1:18:23",
-        "errmsg": "d2/testdata/d2compiler/TestCompile/near_bad_container.d2:2:9: constant near keys cannot be set on shapes with children"
-      }
-    ]
-  }
-}