diff --git a/src/libutil/tests/hash.cc b/src/libutil/tests/hash.cc
index 5fd168be5..ecc0d4a03 100644
--- a/src/libutil/tests/hash.cc
+++ b/src/libutil/tests/hash.cc
@@ -72,9 +72,4 @@ namespace nix {
                 "7299aeadb6889018501d289e4900f7e4331b99dec4b5433a"
                 "c7d329eeb6dd26545e96e55b874be909");
     }
-
-    TEST(hashString, hashingWithUnknownAlgoExits) {
-        auto s = "unknown";
-        ASSERT_DEATH(hashString(HashType::SHA512, s), "");
-    }
 }