diff --git a/mysql-test/r/myisam.result b/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
index 2ea317754ec..b9e656de6be 100644
--- a/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
+++ b/mysql-test/r/myisam.result
@@ -1608,16 +1608,3 @@ create table t3 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=default;
 create table t4 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=2;
 ERROR 42000: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '2' at line 1
 drop table t1, t2, t3;
-show create table t1;
-show create table t1;
-create table t1 (a int) engine=myisam select 42 a;
-select * from t1;
-a
-9
-select * from t1;
-a
-99
-select * from t1;
-a
-42
-drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/t/myisam.test b/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
index d785002abdd..90b71a30c27 100644
--- a/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
+++ b/mysql-test/t/myisam.test
@@ -969,39 +969,5 @@ create table t3 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=default;
 --error 1064
 create table t4 (c1 int) engine=myisam pack_keys=2;
 drop table t1, t2, t3;
-#
-# Bug#8706 - temporary table with data directory option fails
-#
-connect (session1,localhost,root,,);
-connect (session2,localhost,root,,);
-
-connection session1;
-disable_query_log;
-eval create temporary table t1 (a int) engine=myisam data directory="$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp" select 9 a;
-enable_query_log;
-disable_result_log;
-show create table t1;
-enable_result_log;
-
-connection session2;
-disable_query_log;
-eval create temporary table t1 (a int) engine=myisam data directory="$MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp" select 99 a;
-enable_query_log;
-disable_result_log;
-show create table t1;
-enable_result_log;
-
-connection default;
-create table t1 (a int) engine=myisam select 42 a;
-
-connection session1;
-select * from t1;
-disconnect session1;
-connection session2;
-select * from t1;
-disconnect session2;
-connection default;
-select * from t1;
-drop table t1;
 
 # End of 4.1 tests