diff --git a/crypto/test/file_test.cc b/crypto/test/file_test.cc
index 6b725b9fc8..d0447c344d 100644
--- a/crypto/test/file_test.cc
+++ b/crypto/test/file_test.cc
@@ -63,30 +63,21 @@ static std::string StripSpace(const char *str, size_t len) {
 }
 
 FileTest::ReadResult FileTest::ReadNext() {
-  // If the previous test had unused attributes or block, it is an error.
+  // If the previous test had unused attributes, it is an error.
   if (!unused_attributes_.empty()) {
     for (const std::string &key : unused_attributes_) {
       PrintLine("Unused attribute: %s", key.c_str());
     }
     return kReadError;
   }
-  if (!block_.empty() && !used_block_) {
-    PrintLine("Unused block");
-    return kReadError;
-  }
 
   ClearTest();
 
-  bool in_block = false;
   while (true) {
     // Read the next line.
     char buf[4096];
     if (fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), file_) == nullptr) {
       if (feof(file_)) {
-        if (in_block) {
-          fprintf(stderr, "Unterminated block.\n");
-          return kReadError;
-        }
         // EOF is a valid terminator for a test.
         return start_line_ > 0 ? kReadSuccess : kReadEOF;
       }
@@ -102,21 +93,7 @@ FileTest::ReadResult FileTest::ReadNext() {
       return kReadError;
     }
 
-    bool is_delimiter = strncmp(buf, "---", 3) == 0;
-    if (in_block) {
-      block_ += buf;
-      if (is_delimiter) {
-        // Ending the block completes the test.
-        return kReadSuccess;
-      }
-    } else if (is_delimiter) {
-      if (start_line_ == 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Line %u: Unexpected block.\n", line_);
-        return kReadError;
-      }
-      in_block = true;
-      block_ += buf;
-    } else if (buf[0] == '\n' || buf[0] == '\0') {
+    if (buf[0] == '\n' || buf[0] == '\0') {
       // Empty lines delimit tests.
       if (start_line_ > 0) {
         return kReadSuccess;
@@ -165,11 +142,6 @@ const std::string &FileTest::GetParameter() {
   return parameter_;
 }
 
-const std::string &FileTest::GetBlock() {
-  used_block_ = true;
-  return block_;
-}
-
 bool FileTest::HasAttribute(const std::string &key) {
   OnKeyUsed(key);
   return attributes_.count(key) > 0;
@@ -267,9 +239,7 @@ void FileTest::ClearTest() {
   type_.clear();
   parameter_.clear();
   attributes_.clear();
-  block_.clear();
   unused_attributes_.clear();
-  used_block_ = false;
 }
 
 void FileTest::OnKeyUsed(const std::string &key) {
diff --git a/crypto/test/file_test.h b/crypto/test/file_test.h
index 501375bc46..e90cc86ad5 100644
--- a/crypto/test/file_test.h
+++ b/crypto/test/file_test.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
 //
 // This module provides a file-based test framework. The file format is based on
 // that of OpenSSL upstream's evp_test and BoringSSL's aead_test. Each input
-// file is a sequence of attributes, blocks, and blank lines.
+// file is a sequence of attributes and blank lines.
 //
 // Each attribute has the form:
 //
@@ -47,15 +47,11 @@
 // Either '=' or ':' may be used to delimit the name from the value. Both the
 // name and value have leading and trailing spaces stripped.
 //
-// Blocks are delimited by lines beginning with three hyphens, "---". One such
-// line begins a block and another ends it. Blocks are intended as a convenient
-// way to embed PEM data and include their delimiters.
+// Lines beginning with # are ignored.
 //
-// Outside a block, lines beginning with # are ignored.
-//
-// A test is a sequence of one or more attributes followed by a block or blank
-// line. Blank lines are otherwise ignored. For tests that process multiple
-// kinds of test cases, the first attribute is parsed out as the test's type and
+// A test is a sequence of one or more attributes followed by a blank line.
+// Blank lines are otherwise ignored. For tests that process multiple kinds of
+// test cases, the first attribute is parsed out as the test's type and
 // parameter. Otherwise, attributes are unordered. The first attribute is also
 // included in the set of attributes, so tests which do not dispatch may ignore
 // this mechanism.
@@ -98,9 +94,6 @@ class FileTest {
   const std::string &GetType();
   // GetParameter returns the value of the first attribute of the current test.
   const std::string &GetParameter();
-  // GetBlock returns the optional block of the current test, or the empty
-  // if there was no block.
-  const std::string &GetBlock();
 
   // HasAttribute returns true if the current test has an attribute named |key|.
   bool HasAttribute(const std::string &key);
@@ -142,13 +135,9 @@ class FileTest {
   std::string parameter_;
   // attributes_ contains all attributes in the test, including the first.
   std::map<std::string, std::string> attributes_;
-  // block_, if non-empty, is the test's optional trailing block.
-  std::string block_;
 
   // unused_attributes_ is the set of attributes that have been queried.
   std::set<std::string> unused_attributes_;
-  // used_block_ is true if the block has been queried.
-  bool used_block_ = false;
 
   FileTest(const FileTest&) = delete;
   FileTest &operator=(const FileTest&) = delete;