diff --git a/gnulib-tests/test-canonicalize-lgpl.c b/gnulib-tests/test-canonicalize-lgpl.c
index 4cec490..c91aa1f 100644
--- a/gnulib-tests/test-canonicalize-lgpl.c
+++ b/gnulib-tests/test-canonicalize-lgpl.c
@@ -71,9 +71,6 @@ main (void)
     ASSERT (result == NULL);
     ASSERT (errno == ENOENT);
     errno = 0;
-    result = canonicalize_file_name (null_ptr ());
-    ASSERT (result == NULL);
-    ASSERT (errno == EINVAL);
   }
 
   /* Check that a non-directory with trailing slash yields NULL.  */