diff --git a/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt b/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt
index 0eb8b3606..817fc1e6b 100644
--- a/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt
+++ b/.vscode/cspell.dictionaries/jargon.wordlist.txt
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ hardfloat
 hardlink
 hardlinks
 hasher
-hashsums
 hwcaps
 infile
 iflag
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/hashsum/b3sum.checkfile b/tests/fixtures/hashsum/b3sum.checkfile
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diff --git a/tests/fixtures/hashsum/b3sum.checkfile b/tests/fixtures/hashsum/b3sum.checkfile
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index 000000000..ae40ceaf2
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new file mode 120000
index 000000000..ae40ceaf2
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index 8c01d89ae..87aa4828e 100644
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-hello, world
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+todo: remove hashsum related files without breaking sort test
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new file mode 120000
index 000000000..ae40ceaf2
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diff --git a/tests/fixtures/hashsum/sha3_224.expected b/tests/fixtures/hashsum/sha3_224.expected
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..ae40ceaf2
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