diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandlerTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandlerTest.java
index 408f7de24d..fc13bb5d40 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandlerTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-hg-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/HgRepositoryHandlerTest.java
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ public class HgRepositoryHandlerTest extends SimpleRepositoryHandlerTestBase {
 
     assertTrue(hgDirectory.exists());
     assertTrue(hgDirectory.isDirectory());
-
-    File hgrc = new File(hgDirectory, "hgrc");
-
-    assertTrue(hgrc.exists());
-    assertTrue(hgrc.isFile());
-    assertTrue(hgrc.length() > 0);
   }
 
   @Override