diff --git a/databroker/cache_test.go b/databroker/cache_test.go
index 3c9ffa3d3..308ebde12 100644
--- a/databroker/cache_test.go
+++ b/databroker/cache_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{"good", config.Options{SharedKey: cryptutil.NewBase64Key(), DataBrokerURLString: "http://example"}, false},
 		{"bad shared secret", config.Options{SharedKey: string([]byte(cryptutil.NewBase64Key())[:31]), DataBrokerURLString: "http://example"}, true},
-		{"bad databroker url", config.Options{SharedKey: cryptutil.NewBase64Key(), DataBrokerURLString: "BAD"}, true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {