diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
index 8a7c34d21222..ba3b6ae8e49a 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
@@ -295,14 +295,9 @@ fn pass_mode(&self) -> Option<PassMode> {
 
     fn should_run(&self, pm: Option<PassMode>) -> WillExecute {
         let test_should_run = match self.config.mode {
-            TestMode::Ui
-                if pm == Some(PassMode::Run)
-                    || matches!(self.props.fail_mode, Some(FailMode::Run(_))) =>
-            {
-                true
+            TestMode::Ui => {
+                pm == Some(PassMode::Run) || matches!(self.props.fail_mode, Some(FailMode::Run(_)))
             }
-            TestMode::MirOpt if pm == Some(PassMode::Run) => true,
-            TestMode::Ui | TestMode::MirOpt => false,
             mode => panic!("unimplemented for mode {:?}", mode),
         };
         if test_should_run { self.run_if_enabled() } else { WillExecute::No }
@@ -314,7 +309,7 @@ fn run_if_enabled(&self) -> WillExecute {
 
     fn should_run_successfully(&self, pm: Option<PassMode>) -> bool {
         match self.config.mode {
-            TestMode::Ui | TestMode::MirOpt => pm == Some(PassMode::Run),
+            TestMode::Ui => pm == Some(PassMode::Run),
             mode => panic!("unimplemented for mode {:?}", mode),
         }
     }
@@ -938,15 +933,6 @@ fn compile_test(&self, will_execute: WillExecute, emit: Emit) -> ProcRes {
         self.compile_test_general(will_execute, emit, self.props.local_pass_mode(), Vec::new())
     }
 
-    fn compile_test_with_passes(
-        &self,
-        will_execute: WillExecute,
-        emit: Emit,
-        passes: Vec<String>,
-    ) -> ProcRes {
-        self.compile_test_general(will_execute, emit, self.props.local_pass_mode(), passes)
-    }
-
     fn compile_test_general(
         &self,
         will_execute: WillExecute,
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/mir_opt.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/mir_opt.rs
index 944879263834..d1e6a8083ec7 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/mir_opt.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest/mir_opt.rs
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@
 
 impl TestCx<'_> {
     pub(super) fn run_mir_opt_test(&self) {
-        let pm = self.pass_mode();
-        let should_run = self.should_run(pm);
-
         let mut test_info = files_for_miropt_test(
             &self.testpaths.file.as_std_path(),
             self.config.get_pointer_width(),
@@ -21,19 +18,11 @@ pub(super) fn run_mir_opt_test(&self) {
 
         let passes = std::mem::take(&mut test_info.passes);
 
-        let proc_res = self.compile_test_with_passes(should_run, Emit::Mir, passes);
+        let proc_res = self.compile_test_general(WillExecute::No, Emit::Mir, None, passes);
         if !proc_res.status.success() {
             self.fatal_proc_rec("compilation failed!", &proc_res);
         }
         self.check_mir_dump(test_info);
-
-        if let WillExecute::Yes = should_run {
-            let proc_res = self.exec_compiled_test();
-
-            if !proc_res.status.success() {
-                self.fatal_proc_rec("test run failed!", &proc_res);
-            }
-        }
     }
 
     fn check_mir_dump(&self, test_info: MiroptTest) {