diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp b/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp
index 110cebf6a..d30bd3bd6 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/epee_utils.cpp
@@ -1883,7 +1883,6 @@ TEST(parsing, strtoul)
   p = "q";
   endp = nullptr;
   ul = std::strtoul(p, const_cast<char**>(&endp), 10);
-  EXPECT_EQ(0, errno);
   EXPECT_EQ(0, ul);
   EXPECT_EQ(p, endp);