diff --git a/scripts/dev_cli.sh b/scripts/dev_cli.sh
index 27d7aab09..2b162f84c 100755
--- a/scripts/dev_cli.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev_cli.sh
@@ -183,10 +183,9 @@ cmd_help() {
     echo "        --volumes             Hash separated volumes to be exported. Example --volumes /mnt:/mnt#/myvol:/myvol"
     echo "        --hypervisor          Underlying hypervisor. Options kvm, mshv"
     echo ""
-    echo "    tests [--unit|--cargo|--all] [--libc musl|gnu] [-- [<test scripts args>] [-- [<test binary args>]]] "
+    echo "    tests [<test type (see below)>] [--libc musl|gnu] [-- [<test scripts args>] [-- [<test binary args>]]] "
     echo "        Run the Cloud Hypervisor tests."
     echo "        --unit                       Run the unit tests."
-    echo "        --cargo                      Run the cargo tests."
     echo "        --integration                Run the integration tests."
     echo "        --integration-sgx            Run the SGX integration tests."
     echo "        --integration-vfio           Run the VFIO integration tests."
@@ -314,7 +313,6 @@ cmd_clean() {
 
 cmd_tests() {
     unit=false
-    cargo=false
     integration=false
     integration_sgx=false
     integration_vfio=false
@@ -332,7 +330,6 @@ cmd_tests() {
             exit 1
         } ;;
         "--unit") { unit=true; } ;;
-        "--cargo") { cargo=true; } ;;
         "--integration") { integration=true; } ;;
         "--integration-sgx") { integration_sgx=true; } ;;
         "--integration-vfio") { integration_vfio=true; } ;;
@@ -398,16 +395,6 @@ cmd_tests() {
             ./scripts/run_unit_tests.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
     fi
 
-    if [ "$cargo" = true ]; then
-        say "Running cargo tests..."
-        $DOCKER_RUNTIME run \
-            --workdir "$CTR_CLH_ROOT_DIR" \
-            --rm \
-            --volume "$CLH_ROOT_DIR:$CTR_CLH_ROOT_DIR" $exported_volumes \
-            "$CTR_IMAGE" \
-            ./scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh "$@" || fix_dir_perms $? || exit $?
-    fi
-
     if [ "$integration" = true ]; then
         say "Running integration tests for $target..."
         $DOCKER_RUNTIME run \
diff --git a/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh b/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index b088002bf..000000000
--- a/scripts/run_cargo_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-set -e
-set -x
-
-source $HOME/.cargo/env
-source $(dirname "$0")/test-util.sh
-
-process_common_args "$@"
-
-# Install cargo components
-time rustup component add clippy
-time rustup component add rustfmt
-time which cargo-audit || cargo install cargo-audit
-
-# Run cargo builds and checks
-time cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
-time cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor -- -D warnings
-time cargo rustc -p vhost_user_net --bin vhost_user_net -- -D warnings
-time cargo test
-time cargo audit
-time cargo clippy --all-targets --no-default-features --features "acpi,$hypervisor" -- -D warnings
-time cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "acpi,$hypervisor"  -- -D warnings
-time cargo clippy --all-targets --no-default-features --features "$hypervisor" -- -D warnings
-time cargo rustc --bin cloud-hypervisor --no-default-features --features "$hypervisor"  -- -D warnings
-time cargo fmt -- --check
-time cargo build --all --release