diff --git a/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp b/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp
index dd26d2004..3fd42fa58 100644
--- a/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp
+++ b/gtsam/base/tests/testCholesky.cpp
@@ -98,33 +98,6 @@ TEST(cholesky, choleskyPartial) {
   EXPECT(assert_equal(ublas::symmetric_adaptor<Matrix,ublas::upper>(ABC), actual, 1e-9));
 }
 
-/* ************************************************************************* */
-TEST(cholesky, choleskyCareful) {
-  Matrix A = Matrix_(7,7,
-      5184.9,      -4381.3,       1137.3,      -4448.6,       5127.2,       3264.2,       2.4894,
-     -4381.3,   1.1345e+05,      -28036.,      -13136.,  -1.1277e+05,      -76360.,       19.118,
-      1137.3,      -28036.,   1.3193e+05,       3192.3,       27877.,  -1.0613e+05,      -38.623,
-     -4448.6,      -13136.,       3192.3,       6417.7,       12294.,        8530.,      -5.4028,
-      5127.2,  -1.1277e+05,       27877.,       12294.,   1.1222e+05,       75952.,      -18.507,
-      3264.2,      -76360.,  -1.0613e+05,        8530.,       75952.,   1.7642e+05,       21.269,
-      2.4894,       19.118,      -38.623,      -5.4028,      -18.507,       21.269,     0.014511);
-
-  Matrix expected = Matrix_(7,7,
-      72.006,      -60.846,       15.795,      -61.781,       71.206,       45.332,     0.034572,
-         0.0,       331.28,      -81.728,      -50.999,      -327.33,      -222.17,     0.064059,
-         0.0,          0.0,       353.55,   3.6466e-06,   0.00014052,      -353.55,     -0.09598,
-         0.0,          0.0,          0.0,     0.024427,      -2.3538,      0.33228,   -0.0004039,
-         0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,
-         0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,
-         0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0,          0.0);
-
-  MatrixColMajor actual = A;
-  choleskyCareful(actual);
-  actual = ublas::triangular_adaptor<MatrixColMajor,ublas::upper>(actual);
-
-  EXPECT(assert_equal(expected, Matrix(actual), 1e-3));
-}
-
 /* ************************************************************************* */
 int main() {
   TestResult tr;