diff --git a/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp b/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp
index a98b458a1e..41181e638a 100644
--- a/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp
+++ b/src/igl/tests/vulkan/Device.cpp
@@ -188,15 +188,6 @@ TEST_F(DeviceVulkanTest, CurrentThreadIdTest) {
   ctx.ensureCurrentContextThread();
 }
 
-TEST_F(DeviceVulkanTest, EnsureValidation) {
-#if !defined(IGL_DISABLE_VALIDATION)
-  igl::vulkan::VulkanContext& ctx =
-      static_cast<igl::vulkan::Device*>(iglDev_.get())->getVulkanContext();
-
-  ASSERT_TRUE(ctx.areValidationLayersEnabled());
-#endif // !defined(IGL_DISABLE_VALIDATION)
-}
-
 TEST_F(DeviceVulkanTest, UpdateGlslangResource) {
   const igl::vulkan::VulkanContext& ctx =
       static_cast<const igl::vulkan::Device*>(iglDev_.get())->getVulkanContext();