diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_row_stop_middle.result b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/r/rpl_row_stop_middle.result
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-stop slave;
-drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
-reset master;
-reset slave;
-drop table if exists t1,t2,t3,t4,t5,t6,t7,t8,t9;
-start slave;
-create table t1 (a int not null auto_increment primary key, b int, key(b));
-stop slave;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7),(8),(9),(10);
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-start slave;
-stop slave;
-drop table t1;
-drop table t1;
diff --git a/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_row_stop_middle.test b/mysql-test/suite/rpl/t/rpl_row_stop_middle.test
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-# Test for BUG#11729: see if, when STOP SLAVE occurs while the slave
-# SQL thread has processed a Table_map_log_event but has not processed
-# the last Rows_log_event associated to it, the slave thread does not
-# forget to close its tables.
-
-# Can be run with statement-based but no interest (and long test)
---source include/have_binlog_format_row.inc
---source include/master-slave.inc
-
-connection master;
-create table t1 (a int not null auto_increment primary key, b int, key(b));
-sync_slave_with_master;
-stop slave;
-connection master;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) VALUES (1),(2),(3),(4),(5),(6),(7),(8),(9),(10);
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-INSERT INTO t1 (a) SELECT null FROM t1;
-
-connection slave;
-start slave;
-
-# hope one second is not enough for slave to reach the last
-# Rows_log_event, so that test actually tests something.
-
-let $wait_condition= SELECT COUNT(*) >= 10 FROM t1;
---source include/wait_condition.inc
-stop slave;
-
-# see if slave hangs on DROP TABLE
-
-drop table t1;
-
-connection master; # cleanup
-drop table t1;