diff --git a/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap b/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap
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+#
+# create a raid1 with bitmap, remove the bitmap and verify it is still
+# gone when re-assembling the array
+#
+mdadm --create --run $md0 --metadata=0.9 --level=1 -n2 --bitmap internal --bitmap-chunk=4 --delay=1 $dev1 $dev2
+check wait
+check bitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -Gb none $md0
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
+
+# Re-assemble the array and verify the bitmap is still present
+mdadm --assemble $md0 $dev1 $dev2
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
diff --git a/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap-v1a b/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap-v1a
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+#
+# create a raid1 with bitmap, remove the bitmap and verify it is still
+# gone when re-assembling the array
+#
+mdadm --create --run $md0 --metadata=1.0 --level=1 -n2 --bitmap internal --bitmap-chunk=4 --delay=1 $dev1 $dev2
+check wait
+check bitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -Gb none $md0
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
+
+# Re-assemble the array and verify the bitmap is still present
+mdadm --assemble $md0 $dev1 $dev2
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
diff --git a/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap-v1b b/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap-v1b
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+#
+# create a raid1 with bitmap, remove the bitmap and verify it is still
+# gone when re-assembling the array
+#
+mdadm --create --run $md0 --metadata=1.1 --level=1 -n2 --bitmap internal --bitmap-chunk=4 --delay=1 $dev1 $dev2
+check wait
+check bitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -Gb none $md0
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
+
+# Re-assemble the array and verify the bitmap is still present
+mdadm --assemble $md0 $dev1 $dev2
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
diff --git a/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap-v1c b/tests/05r1-remove-internalbitmap-v1c
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+#
+# create a raid1 with bitmap, remove the bitmap and verify it is still
+# gone when re-assembling the array
+#
+mdadm --create --run $md0 --metadata=1.2 --level=1 -n2 --bitmap internal --bitmap-chunk=4 --delay=1 $dev1 $dev2
+check wait
+check bitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -Gb none $md0
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0
+
+# Re-assemble the array and verify the bitmap is still present
+mdadm --assemble $md0 $dev1 $dev2
+check nobitmap
+testdev $md0 1 $mdsize1b 64
+mdadm -S $md0