diff --git a/src/flask/scaffold.py b/src/flask/scaffold.py
index 6af6906a..9d3498fc 100644
--- a/src/flask/scaffold.py
+++ b/src/flask/scaffold.py
@@ -865,7 +865,7 @@ def _find_package_path(import_name):
     if hasattr(loader, "get_filename"):
         filename = loader.get_filename(root_mod_name)
     elif hasattr(loader, "archive"):
-        # zipimporter's loader.archive points to the .egg or .zip file.
+        # zipimporter's loader.archive points to the .zip file.
         filename = loader.archive
     else:
         # At least one loader is missing both get_filename and archive:
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a4168f2e..6dcb1a08 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import pkgutil
 import sys
-import textwrap
 
 import pytest
 from _pytest import monkeypatch
@@ -154,42 +153,6 @@ def site_packages(modules_tmpdir, monkeypatch):
     return rv
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def install_egg(modules_tmpdir, monkeypatch):
-    """Generate egg from package name inside base and put the egg into
-    sys.path."""
-
-    def inner(name, base=modules_tmpdir):
-        base.join(name).ensure_dir()
-        base.join(name).join("__init__.py").ensure()
-
-        egg_setup = base.join("setup.py")
-        egg_setup.write(
-            textwrap.dedent(
-                f"""
-                from setuptools import setup
-                setup(
-                    name="{name}",
-                    version="1.0",
-                    packages=["site_egg"],
-                    zip_safe=True,
-                )
-                """
-            )
-        )
-
-        import subprocess
-
-        subprocess.check_call(
-            [sys.executable, "setup.py", "bdist_egg"], cwd=str(modules_tmpdir)
-        )
-        (egg_path,) = modules_tmpdir.join("dist/").listdir()
-        monkeypatch.syspath_prepend(str(egg_path))
-        return egg_path
-
-    return inner
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def purge_module(request):
     def inner(name):
diff --git a/tests/test_instance_config.py b/tests/test_instance_config.py
index c8cf0bf7..3b72a265 100644
--- a/tests/test_instance_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_instance_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-
 import pytest
 
 import flask
@@ -107,19 +105,3 @@ def test_prefix_package_paths(
     assert site_package.app.instance_path == modules_tmpdir.join("var").join(
         "site_package-instance"
     )
-
-
-def test_egg_installed_paths(install_egg, modules_tmpdir, modules_tmpdir_prefix):
-    modules_tmpdir.mkdir("site_egg").join("__init__.py").write(
-        "import flask\n\napp = flask.Flask(__name__)"
-    )
-    install_egg("site_egg")
-    try:
-        import site_egg
-
-        assert site_egg.app.instance_path == str(
-            modules_tmpdir.join("var/").join("site_egg-instance")
-        )
-    finally:
-        if "site_egg" in sys.modules:
-            del sys.modules["site_egg"]