diff --git a/tests/test_edgeql_expressions.py b/tests/test_edgeql_expressions.py
index d4e4a9d913..63c3bb78f1 100644
--- a/tests/test_edgeql_expressions.py
+++ b/tests/test_edgeql_expressions.py
@@ -2101,37 +2101,6 @@ async def test_edgeql_expr_view_08(self):
             [4, 5],
         ])
 
-    # XXX: DETACHED may no longer work this way at all
-    @unittest.expectedFailure
-    async def test_edgeql_expr_view_09(self):
-        await self.assert_sorted_query_result(r"""
-            # set some base cases
-            WITH a := {1, 2}
-            SELECT a + a;
-            # normally all scalar set literals are "DETACHED"
-            SELECT {1, 2} + {1, 2};
-
-            # DETACHED literals
-            WITH a := {1, 2}
-            SELECT a + DETACHED a;
-
-            WITH
-                a := {1, 2},
-                b := DETACHED a
-            SELECT a + b;
-
-            WITH
-                a := {1, 2},
-                b := DETACHED a
-            SELECT b + b;
-        """, lambda x: x, [
-            [2, 4],
-            [2, 3, 3, 4],
-            [2, 3, 3, 4],
-            [2, 3, 3, 4],
-            [2, 4],
-        ])
-
     async def test_edgeql_expr_for_01(self):
         await self.assert_query_result(r"""
             FOR x IN {1, 3, 5, 7}