diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index 297b4dedc..2683d5f16 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -204,14 +204,6 @@ test("jsDump output", function() {
 	}
 });
 
-module("diff");
-test("basics", function() {
-	var expected = "<em>the</em> quick <del>brown </del> fox <del>jumped </del><del><strong>over</strong> </del><ins>jumps </ins><ins><strong>o</strong>ver </ins>",
-		// for some reason, the diff output has some misleading whitespace; doesn't matter when outputting html
-		actual = QUnit.diff("<em>the</em> quick brown fox jumped <strong>over</strong>", "<em>the</em> quick fox jumps <strong>o</strong>ver").replace(/^\s+/, '').replace(/\s+$/, '');
-	equal(actual, expected); 
-});
-
 module("assertions");
 test("raises", function() {
 	function thrower1() {