diff --git a/glib/tests/gdatetime.c b/glib/tests/gdatetime.c
index 4cb5a0a44..6ddad3a83 100644
--- a/glib/tests/gdatetime.c
+++ b/glib/tests/gdatetime.c
@@ -433,10 +433,6 @@ test_GDateTime_new_from_timeval_overflow (void)
   g_assert_nonnull (dt);
   g_date_time_unref (dt);
 
-  dt = g_date_time_new_from_timeval_local (&tv);
-  g_assert_nonnull (dt);
-  g_date_time_unref (dt);
-
   if (tv.tv_sec < G_MAXLONG)
     {
       tv.tv_sec++;
@@ -444,9 +440,6 @@ test_GDateTime_new_from_timeval_overflow (void)
 
       dt = g_date_time_new_from_timeval_utc (&tv);
       g_assert_null (dt);
-
-      dt = g_date_time_new_from_timeval_local (&tv);
-      g_assert_null (dt);
     }
 }