diff --git a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
index f0e1e381f1f..745276908d2 100644
--- a/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
+++ b/src/backend/access/transam/xlog.c
@@ -6120,8 +6120,6 @@ StartupXLOG(void)
 	if (ArchiveRecoveryRequested)
 		CleanupAfterArchiveRecovery(EndOfLogTLI, EndOfLog, newTLI);
 
-	INJECTION_POINT("promotion-after-wal-segment-cleanup");
-
 	/*
 	 * Local WAL inserts enabled, so it's time to finish initialization of
 	 * commit timestamp.
diff --git a/src/test/recovery/t/035_standby_logical_decoding.pl b/src/test/recovery/t/035_standby_logical_decoding.pl
index 7f63c72bd20..9c5b1ba64a8 100644
--- a/src/test/recovery/t/035_standby_logical_decoding.pl
+++ b/src/test/recovery/t/035_standby_logical_decoding.pl
@@ -1014,73 +1014,4 @@ is($cascading_stdout, $expected,
 	'got same expected output from pg_recvlogical decoding session on cascading standby'
 );
 
-##################################################
-# Test that logical decoding on standby correctly handles a timeline
-# change during promotion.  This relies on an injection point that
-# waits between the moment the segments of the old timeline are removed
-# and the moment RecoveryInProgress() would set, catching that a WAL
-# sender is still able to decode changes across a promotion.
-##################################################
-
-# Create a logical slot on the cascading standby for this test.
-$node_cascading_standby->create_logical_slot_on_standby($node_standby,
-	'race_slot', 'testdb');
-
-$node_standby->safe_psql('testdb',
-	qq[INSERT INTO decoding_test(x,y) SELECT s, s::text FROM generate_series(10,13) s;]
-);
-$node_standby->wait_for_replay_catchup($node_cascading_standby);
-
-$expected = q{BEGIN
-table public.decoding_test: INSERT: x[integer]:10 y[text]:'10'
-table public.decoding_test: INSERT: x[integer]:11 y[text]:'11'
-table public.decoding_test: INSERT: x[integer]:12 y[text]:'12'
-table public.decoding_test: INSERT: x[integer]:13 y[text]:'13'
-COMMIT};
-
-$node_standby->safe_psql('testdb', 'CREATE EXTENSION injection_points;');
-$node_standby->wait_for_replay_catchup($node_cascading_standby);
-
-# Attach injection point to pause startup after WAL segment cleanup
-# but before RecoveryInProgress() flips to false.
-$node_cascading_standby->safe_psql('testdb',
-	"SELECT injection_points_attach('promotion-after-wal-segment-cleanup', 'wait');"
-);
-
-# Promote, wait for the removal of the segments on the old timeline.
-$node_cascading_standby->safe_psql('testdb', "SELECT pg_promote(false)");
-$node_cascading_standby->wait_for_event('startup',
-	'promotion-after-wal-segment-cleanup');
-
-# Start pg_recvlogical.
-my ($stdout2, $stderr2);
-my $handle2 = IPC::Run::start(
-	[
-		'pg_recvlogical',
-		'--dbname' => $node_cascading_standby->connstr('testdb'),
-		'--slot' => 'race_slot',
-		'--option' => 'include-xids=0',
-		'--option' => 'skip-empty-xacts=1',
-		'--file' => '-',
-		'--no-loop',
-		'--start',
-	],
-	'>' => \$stdout2,
-	'2>' => \$stderr2,
-	IPC::Run::timeout($default_timeout));
-
-# Verify that pg_recvlogical successfully decodes the data while startup
-# is still paused in the injection point.
-$pump_timeout = IPC::Run::timer($default_timeout);
-ok( pump_until($handle2, $pump_timeout, \$stdout2, qr/COMMIT/s),
-	'pg_recvlogical works during promotion timeline switch');
-chomp($stdout2);
-is($stdout2, $expected,
-	'got expected output from pg_recvlogical during promotion timeline switch'
-);
-
-# Resume promotion.
-$node_cascading_standby->safe_psql('testdb',
-	"SELECT injection_points_wakeup('promotion-after-wal-segment-cleanup');");
-
 done_testing();