diff --git a/src/test/pretty/issue-953.rs b/src/test/pretty/issue-953.rs
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--- a/src/test/pretty/issue-953.rs
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-// xfail-test
-
-fn f() -> float { (fail "boo") as float / 2.0 }
-
-fn main() { }
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