diff --git a/tests/FSharp.Compiler.ComponentTests/FSharpChecker/SymbolUse.fs b/tests/FSharp.Compiler.ComponentTests/FSharpChecker/SymbolUse.fs
index 8549f8beaa..80b5a1371a 100644
--- a/tests/FSharp.Compiler.ComponentTests/FSharpChecker/SymbolUse.fs
+++ b/tests/FSharp.Compiler.ComponentTests/FSharpChecker/SymbolUse.fs
@@ -67,13 +67,3 @@ val f: x: 'a -> TFirstV_1<'a>
                 // This should be false, because it's also in the signature file
                 Assert.True(symbolUse.IsPrivateToFile))
         }
-
-    [<Fact>]
-    let ``Private function, with signature file`` () =
-        SyntheticProject.Create(
-            { sourceFile "First" [] with ExtraSource = "let private f3 x = x + 1" } 
-            |> addSignatureFile).Workflow {
-            checkFile "First" (fun (typeCheckResult: FSharpCheckFileResults) ->
-                let symbolUse = typeCheckResult.GetSymbolUseAtLocation(6, 14, "let private f3 x = x + 1", ["f3"]) |> Option.defaultWith (fun () -> failwith "no symbol use found")
-                Assert.False(symbolUse.IsPrivateToFile))
-        }
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