diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/alt-type-simple.rs b/src/test/run-pass/alt-type-simple.rs
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index dbe9ae7cba5..00000000000
--- a/src/test/run-pass/alt-type-simple.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-
-// xfail-test
-
-fn altsimple(any x) {
-  match type (f) {
-    case (int i) { print("int"); }
-    case (str s) { print("str"); }
-  }
-}
-
-pub fn main() {
-  altsimple(5);
-  altsimple("asdfasdfsDF");
-}