diff --git a/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/function_pointers.rs b/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/function_pointers.rs
index b66826e3fcd..593012ca45b 100644
--- a/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/function_pointers.rs
+++ b/src/tools/miri/tests/pass/function_pointers.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ fn main() {
     let g = f as fn() -> i32;
     assert!(return_fn_ptr(g) == g);
     assert!(return_fn_ptr(g) as unsafe fn() -> i32 == g as fn() -> i32 as unsafe fn() -> i32);
-    assert!(return_fn_ptr(f) != f);
 
     // Any non-null value is okay for function pointers.
     unsafe {