diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/T0003_Basic.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/T0003_Basic.java
index d17cea6ae..081e8e4c9 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/T0003_Basic.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.test/tst/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/T0003_Basic.java
@@ -126,16 +126,6 @@ public void test003_WriteShouldBeEmptyTree() throws IOException {
 		assertTrue("Read-only " + o, !o.canWrite());
 	}
 
-	public void test004_CheckNewConfig() {
-		final RepositoryConfig c = db.getConfig();
-		assertNotNull(c);
-		assertEquals("0", c.getString("core", null, "repositoryformatversion"));
-		assertEquals("0", c.getString("CoRe", null, "REPOSITORYFoRmAtVeRsIoN"));
-		assertEquals("true", c.getString("core", null, "filemode"));
-		assertEquals("true", c.getString("cOrE", null, "fIlEModE"));
-		assertNull(c.getString("notavalue", null, "reallyNotAValue"));
-	}
-
 	public void test005_ReadSimpleConfig() {
 		final RepositoryConfig c = db.getConfig();
 		assertNotNull(c);