diff --git a/test/config.cc b/test/config.cc
index 61b299b4..38063892 100644
--- a/test/config.cc
+++ b/test/config.cc
@@ -369,7 +369,6 @@ const struct option_verb mode_bits[] = {
     {"notls", unsigned(MDBX_NOTLS)},
     {"nordahead", unsigned(MDBX_NORDAHEAD)},
     {"nomeminit", unsigned(MDBX_NOMEMINIT)},
-    {"coalesce", unsigned(MDBX_COALESCE)},
     {"lifo", unsigned(MDBX_LIFORECLAIM)},
     {"perturb", unsigned(MDBX_PAGEPERTURB)},
     {"accede", unsigned(MDBX_ACCEDE)},
diff --git a/test/long_stochastic.sh b/test/long_stochastic.sh
index 04b9976e..16023f73 100755
--- a/test/long_stochastic.sh
+++ b/test/long_stochastic.sh
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 syncmodes=("" ,+nosync-safe ,+nosync-utterly)
-options=(writemap coalesce lifo notls perturb)
+options=(writemap lifo notls perturb)
 
 function join { local IFS="$1"; shift; echo "$*"; }
 
diff --git a/test/main.cc b/test/main.cc
index b4b8022b..88d47799 100644
--- a/test/main.cc
+++ b/test/main.cc
@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ MDBX_NORETURN void usage(void) {
       "    accede         == MDBX_ACCEDE\n"
       "    nometasync     == MDBX_NOMETASYNC\n"
       "    lifo           == MDBX_LIFORECLAIM\n"
-      "    coalesce       == MDBX_COALESCE\n"
       "    nosync-safe    == MDBX_SAFE_NOSYNC\n"
       "    writemap       == MDBX_WRITEMAP\n"
       "    nosync-utterly == MDBX_UTTERLY_NOSYNC\n"
diff --git a/test/stochastic_small.sh b/test/stochastic_small.sh
index 8c9bba5f..5e216ced 100755
--- a/test/stochastic_small.sh
+++ b/test/stochastic_small.sh
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 syncmodes=("" ,+nosync-safe ,+nosync-utterly)
-options=(writemap coalesce lifo notls perturb)
+options=(writemap lifo notls perturb)
 
 function join { local IFS="$1"; shift; echo "$*"; }