diff --git a/test/test_Misc.py b/test/test_Misc.py
index 197f734ea..5e46e664d 100644
--- a/test/test_Misc.py
+++ b/test/test_Misc.py
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ class MiscTestCase(ChannelPluginTestCase, PluginDocumentation):
             conf.replyWhenNotCommand = True
             self.prefix = 'somethingElse!user@host.domain.tld'
             self.assertRegexp('foo bar baz', 'not.*command')
-            try:
-                conf.enablePipeSyntax = True
-                self.assertRegexp('foo | bar | baz', 'not.*commands')
-            finally:
-                conf.enablePipeSyntax = False
-            self.assertRegexp('baz [foo] [bar]', 'not.*commands')
         finally:
             conf.replyWhenNotCommand = False