diff --git a/libs/langchain/langchain/chains/retrieval.py b/libs/langchain/langchain/chains/retrieval.py
index 7781bb5a922fad..6d6af26cdf6753 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/langchain/chains/retrieval.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/langchain/chains/retrieval.py
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ def create_retrieval_chain(
     retrieval_chain = (
         RunnablePassthrough.assign(
             context=retrieval_docs.with_config(run_name="retrieve_documents"),
-            chat_history=lambda x: x.get("chat_history", []),
         ).assign(answer=combine_docs_chain)
     ).with_config(run_name="retrieval_chain")
 
diff --git a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_retrieval.py b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_retrieval.py
index fcda44b07ccc5f..87f6fe40097860 100644
--- a/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_retrieval.py
+++ b/libs/langchain/tests/unit_tests/chains/test_retrieval.py
@@ -13,14 +13,6 @@ def test_create() -> None:
     retriever = FakeParrotRetriever()
     question_gen_prompt = PromptTemplate.from_template("hi! {input} {chat_history}")
     chain = create_retrieval_chain(retriever, question_gen_prompt | llm)
-    expected_output = {
-        "answer": "I know the answer!",
-        "chat_history": [],
-        "context": [Document(page_content="What is the answer?")],
-        "input": "What is the answer?",
-    }
-    output = chain.invoke({"input": "What is the answer?"})
-    assert output == expected_output
 
     expected_output = {
         "answer": "I know the answer!",