diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala
index 87c8628ce97e..2a03d19619a5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/storage/BlockManagerSuite.scala
@@ -595,8 +595,6 @@ class BlockManagerSuite extends SparkFunSuite with Matchers with BeforeAndAfterE
     assert(store.memoryStore.contains(rdd(1, 1)), "rdd_1_1 was not in store")
     assert(!store.memoryStore.contains(rdd(0, 1)), "rdd_0_1 was in store")
     assert(store.memoryStore.contains(rdd(0, 2)), "rdd_0_2 was not in store")
-    // Do a get() on rdd_0_2 so that it is the most recently used item
-    assert(store.getSingleAndReleaseLock(rdd(0, 2)).isDefined, "rdd_0_2 was not in store")
     // Put in more partitions from RDD 0; they should replace rdd_1_1
     store.putSingle(rdd(0, 3), new Array[Byte](4000), StorageLevel.MEMORY_ONLY)
     store.putSingle(rdd(0, 4), new Array[Byte](4000), StorageLevel.MEMORY_ONLY)