diff --git a/tests/test_filebroker.py b/tests/test_filebroker.py
index b4b4d9d..f8560a9 100644
--- a/tests/test_filebroker.py
+++ b/tests/test_filebroker.py
@@ -35,17 +35,6 @@ class TestFileBroker(fake_env.TestFakeFs):
         meta_content = content.read_text_file('testrepo/meta/Page99.yaml')
         self.assertEqual(fb.pull_metafile('Page99'), meta_content)
 
-    def test_errors(self):
-
-        with self.assertRaises(IOError):
-            filebroker.FileBroker('testrepo', create = False)
-
-        fb = filebroker.FileBroker('testrepo', create = True)
-        with self.assertRaises(IOError):
-            fb.pull_bibfile('Page99')
-        with self.assertRaises(IOError):
-            fb.pull_metafile('Page99')
-
     def test_errors(self):
 
         with self.assertRaises(IOError):