diff --git a/tests/extra-date-slash.test b/tests/extra-date-slash.test
deleted file mode 100644
index fd7f0ac1d..000000000
--- a/tests/extra-date-slash.test
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# an extra slash before [ silently disables the effective date in 0.6.1
-hledgerdev -f - print --effective -p 2009/1/2
-<<<
-2009/1/1/[=2009/1/2] x
-    a  1
-    b
-
->>>2 /unexpected/
->>>= 1