diff --git a/library/alloc/tests/boxed.rs b/library/alloc/tests/boxed.rs
index 851ca17a36548..df13b36e77868 100644
--- a/library/alloc/tests/boxed.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/tests/boxed.rs
@@ -49,3 +49,12 @@ fn box_clone_from_ptr_stability() {
         assert_eq!(copy.as_ptr() as usize, copy_raw);
     }
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn box_deref_lval() {
+    use std::cell::Cell;
+
+    let x = Box::new(Cell::new(5));
+    x.set(1000);
+    assert_eq!(x.get(), 1000);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/deref-lval.rs b/src/test/ui/deref-lval.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index f57872f80e025..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/ui/deref-lval.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-// run-pass
-
-#![feature(box_syntax)]
-
-use std::cell::Cell;
-
-pub fn main() {
-    let x: Box<_> = box Cell::new(5);
-    x.set(1000);
-    println!("{}", x.get());
-}