diff --git a/test/test_bitset_new_default_element_type.cpp b/test/test_bitset_new_default_element_type.cpp
index 5caae790..261cd4ee 100644
--- a/test/test_bitset_new_default_element_type.cpp
+++ b/test/test_bitset_new_default_element_type.cpp
@@ -402,20 +402,6 @@ namespace
       CHECK_EQUAL_HEX(compare.to_ullong(), data.to_ullong());
     }
 
-    //*************************************************************************
-    TEST(test_construct_from_64_bit_char_string_where_the_bitset_size_is_60)
-    {
-      std::bitset<60> compare("110001001000110100010101100111001100010010001101000101011001");
-      etl::bitset<60> data("110001001000110100010101100111001100010010001101000101011001");
-
-      CHECK_EQUAL(compare.size(), data.size());
-      CHECK_EQUAL(compare.count(), data.count());
-
-      CHECK_EQUAL(60, data.size());
-      CHECK_EQUAL(0, data.count());
-      CHECK_EQUAL(0, data.to_ullong());
-    }
-
     //*************************************************************************
     TEST(test_construct_from_nullptr_wchar_t_string)
     {