diff --git a/src/libcore/tests/mem.rs b/src/libcore/tests/mem.rs
index 2329bf97ff5b..1502c9ac3753 100644
--- a/src/libcore/tests/mem.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/tests/mem.rs
@@ -134,12 +134,4 @@ fn test_discriminant_send_sync() {
 fn test_const_forget() {
     const _: () = forget(0i32);
     const _: () = forget(Vec::<Vec<Box<i32>>>::new());
-
-    // Writing this function signature without const-forget
-    // triggers compiler errors:
-    // 1) That we use a non-const fn inside a const fn
-    // 2) without the forget, it complains about the destructor of Box
-    const fn const_forget_box<T>(x: Box<T>) {
-        forget(x);
-    }
 }