diff --git a/src/test/test_pt.c b/src/test/test_pt.c
index 201f78ea50e0c4adfc13150a99d96a396d596548..fde64ab28e810dd01c98e8f60f18c357d785e638 100644
--- a/src/test/test_pt.c
+++ b/src/test/test_pt.c
@@ -99,12 +99,6 @@ test_pt_protocol(void)
 
   /* various wrong protocol runs: */
 
-  strcpy(line, "TEST TEST");
-  handle_proxy_line(line, mp);
-  test_assert(mp->conf_state == PT_PROTO_BROKEN);
-
-  reset_mp(mp);
-
   strcpy(line,"VERSION 1");
   handle_proxy_line(line, mp);
   test_assert(mp->conf_state == PT_PROTO_ACCEPTING_METHODS);