diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request_test.go
index e26562bb065..747de7cb5da 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/rest/request_test.go
@@ -139,11 +139,6 @@ func TestRequestAbsPathPreservesTrailingSlash(t *testing.T) {
 	if s := r.URL().String(); s != "/foo/" {
 		t.Errorf("trailing slash should be preserved: %s", s)
 	}
-
-	r = (&Request{c: &RESTClient{base: &url.URL{}}}).AbsPath("/foo/")
-	if s := r.URL().String(); s != "/foo/" {
-		t.Errorf("trailing slash should be preserved: %s", s)
-	}
 }
 
 func TestRequestAbsPathJoins(t *testing.T) {