diff --git a/tests/lib/db.php b/tests/lib/db.php
index c87bee4ab9..1977025cf1 100644
--- a/tests/lib/db.php
+++ b/tests/lib/db.php
@@ -145,42 +145,4 @@ class Test_DB extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $result->numRows());
 
 	}
-
-	/**
-	* Tests whether the database is configured so it accepts and returns dates
-	* in the expected format.
-	*/
-	public function testTimestampDateFormat() {
-		$table = '*PREFIX*'.$this->test_prefix.'timestamp';
-		$column = 'timestamptest';
-
-		$expectedFormat = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
-		$expected = new \DateTime;
-
-		$query = OC_DB::prepare("INSERT INTO `$table` (`$column`) VALUES (?)");
-		$result = $query->execute(array($expected->format($expectedFormat)));
-		$this->assertEquals(
-			1,
-			$result,
-			"Database failed to accept dates in the format '$expectedFormat'."
-		);
-
-		$id = OC_DB::insertid($table);
-		$query = OC_DB::prepare("SELECT * FROM `$table` WHERE `id` = ?");
-		$result = $query->execute(array($id));
-		$row = $result->fetchRow();
-
-		$actual = \DateTime::createFromFormat($expectedFormat, $row[$column]);
-		$this->assertInstanceOf(
-			'\DateTime',
-			$actual,
-			"Database failed to return dates in the format '$expectedFormat'."
-		);
-
-		$this->assertEquals(
-			$expected,
-			$actual,
-			'Failed asserting that the returned date is the same as the inserted.'
-		);
-	}
 }