diff --git a/Lib/test/test_ntpath.py b/Lib/test/test_ntpath.py
index e458f625a01..ae9054b3a89 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_ntpath.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_ntpath.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ def tester(fn, wantResult):
 tester('ntpath.isabs("\\foo\\bar")', 1)
 
 tester('ntpath.abspath("C:\\")', "C:\\")
-tester('ntpath.abspath("")', os.getcwd())
 
 
 if errors: