diff --git a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp
index f6f8b7b40..50c143bb9 100644
--- a/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/geometry/tests/testPose3.cpp
@@ -471,15 +471,6 @@ TEST( Pose3, transformPose_to)
     EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, actual, 0.001));
 }
 
-/* ************************************************************************* */
-TEST(Pose3, Retract_LocalCoordinates)
-{
-  Vector6 d;
-  d << 1,2,3,4,5,6; d/=10;
-  R = Rot3::Retract(d.head<3>());
-  Pose3 t = Pose3::Retract(d);
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(d, Pose3::LocalCoordinates(t)));
-}
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 TEST(Pose3, retract_localCoordinates)
 {