diff --git a/test/TestUtils.py b/test/TestUtils.py
index 9d6714dd81..4f5c97bc88 100644
--- a/test/TestUtils.py
+++ b/test/TestUtils.py
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ class TestUtils(unittest.TestCase):
     #####################################
     ### varReplace function tests
 
-    def test_unfrackpath(self):
-        os.symlink("/etc", "/tmp/etc")
-        a = ansible.utils.unfrackpath('$HOME/../../tmp/etc/')
-        assert a == '/etc'
-        os.unlink('/tmp/etc')
-
     def test_varReplace_simple(self):
         template = 'hello $who'
         vars = {