diff --git a/test/browser.test.js b/test/browser.test.js
index 5d9b354a2ab..2d0e9b668a8 100644
--- a/test/browser.test.js
+++ b/test/browser.test.js
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ describe('browser', function() {
     exec('node --eval "require(\'./lib/browser\')"', done);
   });
 
-  it('require() works in an environment where process.versions is an empty object (gh-5842)', function(done) {
-    exec('node --eval "Object.defineProperty(process, \'versions\', { value: {} }); require(\'./dist/browser.umd\')"', done);
-  });
-
   it('using schema (gh-7170)', function(done) {
     exec('node --eval "const mongoose = require(\'./lib/browser\'); new mongoose.Schema();"', done);
   });