diff --git a/test/common/index.js b/test/common/index.js
index 1ffe7b48049d29..df61b3c3cda1a0 100644
--- a/test/common/index.js
+++ b/test/common/index.js
@@ -252,9 +252,6 @@ function platformTimeout(ms) {
 
   const armv = process.config.variables.arm_version;
 
-  if (armv === '6')
-    return multipliers.seven * ms;  // ARMv6
-
   if (armv === '7')
     return multipliers.two * ms;  // ARMv7
 
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash-modp18.js b/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash-modp18.js
index 06121d1f6dc956..e2a7f43c45074d 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash-modp18.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash-modp18.js
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('node compiled without OpenSSL.');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash.js b/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash.js
index 5b7002ce7fe16b..a5932eb764792f 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-hash.js
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('node compiled without OpenSSL.');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-keys.js b/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-keys.js
index 33c2ed86073045..99be0e517fd640 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-keys.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-crypto-dh-keys.js
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('node compiled without OpenSSL.');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-dh-regr.js b/test/pummel/test-dh-regr.js
index fff20c3ed08816..c55b7ff54d9ca9 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-dh-regr.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-dh-regr.js
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js b/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js
index 9c378bec6d8cd6..20995c514fa569 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-fs-watch-system-limit.js
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ if (!common.isLinux) {
   common.skip('The fs watch limit is OS-dependent');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 try {
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-hash-seed.js b/test/pummel/test-hash-seed.js
index d63754cb56ed02..42b626b079e873 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-hash-seed.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-hash-seed.js
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 // Check that spawn child doesn't create duplicated entries
 const common = require('../common');
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-    (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7'))
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
+}
 
 const kRepetitions = 2;
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
index 0ad6a898d126eb..faf5c4755aac75 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit-bounded.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 const common = require('../common');
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
index 6651f2ae9f52d9..420ba04205945b 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-heapsnapshot-near-heap-limit.js
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@
 
 const common = require('../common');
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const tmpdir = require('../common/tmpdir');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js b/test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
index fed903c2639d99..f556e9881f728c 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-net-bytes-per-incoming-chunk-overhead.js
@@ -7,9 +7,8 @@ if (process.config.variables.asan) {
   common.skip('ASAN messes with memory measurements');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-next-tick-infinite-calls.js b/test/pummel/test-next-tick-infinite-calls.js
index 7ae3b2261358af..bf837f5ebc92c0 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-next-tick-infinite-calls.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-next-tick-infinite-calls.js
@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@
 'use strict';
 const common = require('../common');
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 let complete = 0;
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-policy-integrity.js b/test/pummel/test-policy-integrity.js
index 9383f881fbe514..1626a4a4158f90 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-policy-integrity.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-policy-integrity.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 common.requireNoPackageJSONAbove();
diff --git a/test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js b/test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
index 745071f3458aba..512662025c66f7 100644
--- a/test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
+++ b/test/pummel/test-webcrypto-derivebits-pbkdf2.js
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ if (!common.hasCrypto) {
   common.skip('missing crypto');
 }
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-  (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7')) {
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
 }
 
 const assert = require('assert');
diff --git a/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js b/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js
index 98832c57a3df67..ad4e5d693ee2e5 100644
--- a/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js
+++ b/test/sequential/test-child-process-pass-fd.js
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ const common = require('../common');
 // This test is basically `test-cluster-net-send` but creating lots of workers
 // so the issue reproduces on OS X consistently.
 
-if ((process.config.variables.arm_version === '6') ||
-    (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7'))
-  common.skip('Too slow for armv6 and armv7 bots');
+if (process.config.variables.arm_version === '7') {
+  common.skip('Too slow for armv7 bots');
+}
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 const { fork } = require('child_process');