diff --git a/test/swen90006/machine/PartitioningTests.java b/test/swen90006/machine/PartitioningTests.java
index 9956583b14ba2d943c851add97aa6ad28ddccd7f..7b29ca45d262859c6faa1fe2a2866e59938df3fe 100644
--- a/test/swen90006/machine/PartitioningTests.java
+++ b/test/swen90006/machine/PartitioningTests.java
@@ -137,17 +137,6 @@ public void TestEC17() throws Throwable
 	  m.execute(lines);
 	  throw new InvalidInstructionException();
 }
-  
-  //This test should fail.
-  //To provide additional feedback when a test fails, an error message
-  //can be included
-  @Test public void aFailedTest()
-  {
-    //include a message for better feedback
-    final int expected = 2;
-    final int actual = 1 + 2;
-    assertEquals("Some failure message", expected, actual);
-  }
 
   //Read in a file containing a program and convert into a list of
   //string instructions