diff --git a/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward_test.go b/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward_test.go
index c4cbc5aacbf..7d1ae199ac3 100644
--- a/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward_test.go
+++ b/internal/dnsforward/dnsforward_test.go
@@ -41,17 +41,6 @@ const (
 	testMessagesCount = 10
 )
 
-func TestUpstreamConfig_Close(t *testing.T) {
-	c, err := proxy.ParseUpstreamsConfig([]string{
-		"8.8.8.8",
-		"h3://dns.google.com/dns-query",
-	}, &upstream.Options{})
-	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	require.NoError(t, c.Close())
-	require.NoError(t, c.Close())
-}
-
 func startDeferStop(t *testing.T, s *Server) {
 	t.Helper()