diff --git a/spec-main/api-global-shortcut-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-global-shortcut-spec.ts
index 689ea56bbb36..36d5191e5642 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-global-shortcut-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-global-shortcut-spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect } from 'chai';
-import { globalShortcut, BrowserWindow } from 'electron/main';
+import { globalShortcut } from 'electron/main';
 import { ifdescribe } from './spec-helpers';
 
 ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'win32')('globalShortcut module', () => {
@@ -55,20 +55,4 @@ ifdescribe(process.platform !== 'win32')('globalShortcut module', () => {
 
     globalShortcut.unregisterAll();
   });
-
-  it('successfully registers and calls the callback for media keys', function (done) {
-    let robotjs;
-    try {
-      robotjs = require('robotjs');
-    } catch (err) {
-      this.skip();
-    }
-
-    globalShortcut.register('MediaPlayPause', () => done());
-
-    const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: false });
-    w.loadURL('about:blank');
-
-    robotjs.keyTap('audio_play');
-  });
 });
diff --git a/spec-main/api-web-contents-spec.ts b/spec-main/api-web-contents-spec.ts
index 0152f9d158ed..8f4df42e2348 100644
--- a/spec-main/api-web-contents-spec.ts
+++ b/spec-main/api-web-contents-spec.ts
@@ -4,10 +4,9 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as http from 'http';
 import { BrowserWindow, ipcMain, webContents, session, WebContents, app, BrowserView } from 'electron/main';
-import { clipboard } from 'electron/common';
 import { emittedOnce } from './events-helpers';
 import { closeAllWindows } from './window-helpers';
-import { ifdescribe, ifit, delay, defer } from './spec-helpers';
+import { ifdescribe, delay, defer } from './spec-helpers';
 
 const pdfjs = require('pdfjs-dist');
 const fixturesPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', 'spec', 'fixtures');
@@ -1906,60 +1905,6 @@ describe('webContents module', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('devtools window', () => {
-    let hasRobotJS = false;
-    try {
-      // We have other tests that check if native modules work, if we fail to require
-      // robotjs let's skip this test to avoid false negatives
-      require('robotjs');
-      hasRobotJS = true;
-    } catch (err) { /* no-op */ }
-
-    afterEach(closeAllWindows);
-
-    // NB. on macOS, this requires that you grant your terminal the ability to
-    // control your computer. Open System Preferences > Security & Privacy >
-    // Privacy > Accessibility and grant your terminal the permission to control
-    // your computer.
-    ifit(hasRobotJS)('can receive and handle menu events', async () => {
-      const w = new BrowserWindow({ show: true, webPreferences: { nodeIntegration: true } });
-      w.loadFile(path.join(fixturesPath, 'pages', 'key-events.html'));
-
-      // Ensure the devtools are loaded
-      w.webContents.closeDevTools();
-      const opened = emittedOnce(w.webContents, 'devtools-opened');
-      w.webContents.openDevTools();
-      await opened;
-      await emittedOnce(w.webContents.devToolsWebContents!, 'did-finish-load');
-      w.webContents.devToolsWebContents!.focus();
-
-      // Focus an input field
-      await w.webContents.devToolsWebContents!.executeJavaScript(`
-        const input = document.createElement('input')
-        document.body.innerHTML = ''
-        document.body.appendChild(input)
-        input.focus()
-      `);
-
-      // Write something to the clipboard
-      clipboard.writeText('test value');
-
-      const pasted = w.webContents.devToolsWebContents!.executeJavaScript(`new Promise(resolve => {
-        document.querySelector('input').addEventListener('paste', (e) => {
-          resolve(e.target.value)
-        })
-      })`);
-
-      // Fake a paste request using robotjs to emulate a REAL keyboard paste event
-      require('robotjs').keyTap('v', process.platform === 'darwin' ? ['command'] : ['control']);
-
-      const val = await pasted;
-
-      // Once we're done expect the paste to have been successful
-      expect(val).to.equal('test value', 'value should eventually become the pasted value');
-    });
-  });
-
   describe('Shared Workers', () => {
     afterEach(closeAllWindows);
 
diff --git a/spec/package.json b/spec/package.json
index 38ccc292934a..d14f50aac78e 100644
--- a/spec/package.json
+++ b/spec/package.json
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
   "productName": "Electron Test",
   "main": "static/main.js",
   "version": "0.1.0",
-  "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "node ../script/run-if-exists.js node_modules/robotjs node-gyp rebuild"
-  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "basic-auth": "^2.0.1",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",