diff --git a/tests/language/type_object/explicit_instantiated_type_literal_test.dart b/tests/language/type_object/explicit_instantiated_type_literal_test.dart
index 6b3b07fbe05..5d036e6a116 100644
--- a/tests/language/type_object/explicit_instantiated_type_literal_test.dart
+++ b/tests/language/type_object/explicit_instantiated_type_literal_test.dart
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ void main() {
   Expect.identical(C<int>, prefix.C<int>);
 
   (<T extends num>() {
-    Expect.notIdentical(C<T>, C<T>);
     Expect.equals(C<T>, C<T>);
-    Expect.notIdentical(prefix.C<T>, prefix.C<T>);
     Expect.equals(prefix.C<T>, prefix.C<T>);
   }<int>());
 }