diff --git a/examples/tests/backend_driver.py b/examples/tests/backend_driver.py
index 84fe6b1809fd..b5bf4f2108d1 100755
--- a/examples/tests/backend_driver.py
+++ b/examples/tests/backend_driver.py
@@ -144,8 +144,6 @@
     'custom_ticker1.py',
     'customize_rc.py',
     'dashpointlabel.py',
-    'date_demo1.py',
-    'date_demo2.py',
     'date_demo_convert.py',
     'date_demo_rrule.py',
     'date_index_formatter.py',
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@
     'figure_title.py',
     'fill_between_demo.py',
     'fill_spiral.py',
-    'finance_demo.py',
     'findobj_demo.py',
     'fonts_demo.py',
     'fonts_demo_kw.py',