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+// Do not use `construct_runtime!`.
+struct Runtime;
+
+// Empty `impl_runtime_apis!` cannot deduce the Runtime name
+// and should not implement the `runtime_metadata()` method.
+sp_api::impl_runtime_apis! {}
+
+// Expect the test to compile because this has the effect of
+// not calling `construct_runtime!` nor `impl_runtime_apis!`
+// for the Runtime.
+fn main() {}