diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/src/org/eclipse/jgit/treewalk/FileTreeIteratorJava7Test.java b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/src/org/eclipse/jgit/treewalk/FileTreeIteratorJava7Test.java
index 2b2d65e9b..2ed56463b 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/src/org/eclipse/jgit/treewalk/FileTreeIteratorJava7Test.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit.java7.test/src/org/eclipse/jgit/treewalk/FileTreeIteratorJava7Test.java
@@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ public void apply(DirCacheEntry ent) {
 		new Git(db).reset().setMode(ResetType.HARD).call();
 		DirCacheIterator dci = new DirCacheIterator(db.readDirCache());
 		FileTreeIterator fti = new FileTreeIterator(db);
-		fti.next(1); // Skips .git
 
 		// self-check
 		assertEquals("link", fti.getEntryPathString());
@@ -147,7 +146,6 @@ public void apply(DirCacheEntry ent) {
 		new Git(db).reset().setMode(ResetType.HARD).call();
 		DirCacheIterator dci = new DirCacheIterator(db.readDirCache());
 		FileTreeIterator fti = new FileTreeIterator(db);
-		fti.next(1); // Skips .git
 
 		// self-check
 		assertEquals("link", fti.getEntryPathString());
@@ -189,7 +187,6 @@ public void apply(DirCacheEntry ent) {
 		FS.DETECTED.createSymLink(new File(trash, "link"), "newtarget");
 		DirCacheIterator dci = new DirCacheIterator(db.readDirCache());
 		FileTreeIterator fti = new FileTreeIterator(db);
-		fti.next(1); // Skips .git
 
 		// self-check
 		assertEquals("link", fti.getEntryPathString());