diff --git a/gdal/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/filegdb/FGdbDatasource.cpp b/gdal/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/filegdb/FGdbDatasource.cpp
index 770efa4c843d..10c82ba27eab 100644
--- a/gdal/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/filegdb/FGdbDatasource.cpp
+++ b/gdal/ogr/ogrsf_frmts/filegdb/FGdbDatasource.cpp
@@ -476,8 +476,6 @@ int FGdbDataSource::TestCapability( const char * pszCap )
 
     else if( EQUAL(pszCap,ODsCDeleteLayer) )
         return m_bUpdate;
-    else if( EQUAL(pszCap,ODsCCreateGeomFieldAfterCreateLayer) )
-        return TRUE;
     else if( EQUAL(pszCap,ODsCRandomLayerWrite) )
         return m_bUpdate;