diff --git a/parser/CMakeLists.txt b/parser/CMakeLists.txt
index 1d8e621..743d797 100644
--- a/parser/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/parser/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -140,10 +140,6 @@ new_ec_test_multiline(octothorpe_comment_between_props_ML comments.in test10.c
 new_ec_test(octothorpe_in_value comments.in test11.c
     "^key=value# not comment[ \t\n\r]*$")
 
-# test escaped octothorpes are included in property value
-new_ec_test(escaped_octothorpe_in_value comments.in test12.c
-    "^key=value # not comment[ \t\n\r]*$")
-
 # test escaped octothorpes are included in section names
 new_ec_test(escaped_octothorpe_in_section comments.in "test\#.c"
     "^key=value[ \t\n\r]*$")