diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/assign-to-method.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/assign-to-method.rs
index 4c5f67452da..7d68d6d0c38 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/assign-to-method.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/assign-to-method.rs
@@ -29,5 +29,4 @@ fn cat(in_x : uint, in_y : int) -> cat {
 fn main() {
   let nyan : cat = cat(52u, 99);
   nyan.speak = fn@() { debug!("meow"); }; //~ ERROR attempted to take value of method
-  //~^ ERROR mismatched types
 }