diff --git a/tests/gobject/testgobject.c b/tests/gobject/testgobject.c
index 9302278e5..391e01852 100644
--- a/tests/gobject/testgobject.c
+++ b/tests/gobject/testgobject.c
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ test_object_init (TestObject *tobject)
   priv = TEST_OBJECT_GET_PRIVATE (tobject);
 
   g_assert (priv);
-  g_assert ((gchar *)priv >= (gchar *)tobject + sizeof (TestObject));
 
   priv->dummy1 = 54321;
 }
@@ -359,12 +358,10 @@ derived_object_init (DerivedObject *dobject)
   derived_priv = DERIVED_OBJECT_GET_PRIVATE (dobject);
 
   g_assert (derived_priv);
-  g_assert ((gchar *)derived_priv >= (gchar *)TEST_OBJECT_GET_PRIVATE (dobject) + sizeof (TestObjectPrivate));
 
   test_priv = TEST_OBJECT_GET_PRIVATE (dobject);
   
   g_assert (test_priv);
-  g_assert ((gchar *)test_priv >= (gchar *)dobject + sizeof (TestObject));
 
 }