diff --git a/ckanext/resourceproxy/tests/test_proxy.py b/ckanext/resourceproxy/tests/test_proxy.py
index 7de6e965436..dac7c747606 100644
--- a/ckanext/resourceproxy/tests/test_proxy.py
+++ b/ckanext/resourceproxy/tests/test_proxy.py
@@ -170,12 +170,3 @@ def test_resource_url_doesnt_proxy_non_http_or_https_urls_by_default(self):
             proxied_url = proxy.get_proxified_resource_url(data_dict, scheme)
             assert non_proxied_url == url, non_proxied_url
             assert proxied_url != url, proxied_url
-
-    def test_non_existent_resource(self):
-        self.data_dict = {'package': {'name': 'doesnotexist'},
-                          'resource': {'id': 'doesnotexist'}}
-
-        proxied_url = proxy.get_proxified_resource_url(self.data_dict)
-        result = self.app.get(proxied_url, status='*')
-        assert result.status == 404, result.status
-        assert 'Resource not found' in result.body, result.body