diff --git a/test/api/annotations.cpp b/test/api/annotations.cpp
index a044d2f36..55f5ca674 100644
--- a/test/api/annotations.cpp
+++ b/test/api/annotations.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <mbgl/annotation/point_annotation.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/annotation/shape_annotation.hpp>
+#include <mbgl/sprite/sprite_image.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/map/map.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/map/still_image.hpp>
 #include <mbgl/platform/default/headless_display.hpp>
@@ -190,3 +191,16 @@ TEST(Annotations, SwitchStyle) {
 
     util::write_file("test/output/switch_style.png", renderPNG(map));
 }
+
+TEST(Annotations, CustomIcon) {
+    auto display = std::make_shared<mbgl::HeadlessDisplay>();
+    HeadlessView view(display, 1);
+    DefaultFileSource fileSource(nullptr);
+
+    Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
+    map.setStyleJSON(util::read_file("test/fixtures/api/empty.json"), "");
+    map.setSprite("cafe", std::make_shared<SpriteImage>(12, 12, 1, std::string(12 * 12 * 4, '\xFF')));
+    map.addPointAnnotation(PointAnnotation({ 0, 0 }, "cafe"));
+
+    util::write_file("test/output/custom_icon.png", renderPNG(map));
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/headless/pois.json b/test/fixtures/headless/pois.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a7fcfdb9d..000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/headless/pois.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "version": 8,
-  "name": "POIs",
-  "sources": {
-    "mapbox": {
-      "type": "vector",
-      "url": "asset://TEST_DATA/fixtures/tiles/streets.json"
-    }
-  },
-  "layers": [{
-    "id": "background",
-    "type": "background",
-    "paint": {
-      "background-color": "#CCCCCC"
-    }
-  }, {
-    "id": "pois",
-    "type": "symbol",
-    "source": "mapbox",
-    "source-layer": "poi_label",
-    "filter": ["in", "maki", "cafe", "bakery"],
-    "layout": {
-      "icon-image": "{maki}"
-    }
-  }]
-}
diff --git a/test/sprite/custom_sprites.cpp b/test/sprite/custom_sprites.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 98d173ea2..000000000
--- a/test/sprite/custom_sprites.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,61 +0,0 @@
-#include "../fixtures/util.hpp"
-#include "../fixtures/fixture_log_observer.hpp"
-
-#include <mbgl/map/map.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/map/still_image.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/util/image.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/sprite/sprite_image.hpp>
-
-#include <mbgl/util/io.hpp>
-
-#include <mbgl/platform/default/headless_view.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/platform/default/headless_display.hpp>
-#include <mbgl/storage/default_file_source.hpp>
-
-#include <future>
-
-using namespace mbgl;
-
-TEST(Sprite, CustomSpriteImages) {
-    FixtureLog log;
-
-    auto display = std::make_shared<mbgl::HeadlessDisplay>();
-    HeadlessView view(display, 1);
-    view.resize(256, 256);
-    DefaultFileSource fileSource(nullptr);
-
-    const auto style = util::read_file("test/fixtures/headless/pois.json");
-
-    Map map(view, fileSource, MapMode::Still);
-
-    map.setLatLngZoom(LatLng{ 52.499167, 13.418056 }, 15);
-
-    map.setStyleJSON(style, "");
-    map.setSprite("cafe",
-                  std::make_shared<SpriteImage>(12, 12, 1, std::string(12 * 12 * 4, '\xFF')));
-    std::promise<std::unique_ptr<const StillImage>> promise;
-    map.renderStill([&promise](std::exception_ptr error, std::unique_ptr<const StillImage> image) {
-        if (error) {
-            promise.set_exception(error);
-        } else {
-            promise.set_value(std::move(image));
-        }
-    });
-    auto result = promise.get_future().get();
-    ASSERT_EQ(256, result->width);
-    ASSERT_EQ(256, result->height);
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(
-        21u,
-        log.count({
-            EventSeverity::Info, Event::Sprite, int64_t(-1), "Can't find sprite named 'bakery'",
-        }));
-
-    // const size_t bytes = result->width * result->height * 4;
-    // const auto hash = test::crc64(reinterpret_cast<const char*>(result->pixels.get()), bytes);
-    // EXPECT_EQ(0xC40A4BCD76AEC564u, hash) << std::hex << hash;
-
-    // const std::string png = util::compress_png(result->width, result->height,
-    // result->pixels.get());
-    // util::write_file("test/fixtures/headless/1.actual.png", png);
-}
diff --git a/test/test.gypi b/test/test.gypi
index 0d66b4c37..366326a3a 100644
--- a/test/test.gypi
+++ b/test/test.gypi
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
         'sprite/sprite_image.cpp',
         'sprite/sprite_parser.cpp',
         'sprite/sprite_store.cpp',
-        'sprite/custom_sprites.cpp',
       ],
       'libraries': [
         '<@(gtest_static_libs)',