diff --git a/tst/testinstall/streams.tst b/tst/testinstall/streams.tst
index c4a863fcb22..72675210446 100644
--- a/tst/testinstall/streams.tst
+++ b/tst/testinstall/streams.tst
@@ -210,15 +210,5 @@ Error, <byte> must an integer between 0 and 255
 gap> SetPrintFormattingStatus(stream, fail);
 Error, Print formatting status must be true or false
 
-# too many open files
-gap> streams := [ ];;
-gap> for i in [ 1 .. 300 ] do
->    Add( streams, OutputTextFile( fname, false ) );
-> od;;
-Error, Too many open files (internal file descriptor limit reached)
-gap> Perform( streams, CloseStream );
-gap> RemoveFile(fname);
-true
-
 #
 gap> STOP_TEST( "streams.tst", 1);