diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/cookie_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/cookie_test.rb
index 35c6e8b1bd8f4f9f7a8325cdf71ad5bf5d52da9d..cb6c21ad4345e6de8125619a0367ee7e35a52ea0 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/cookie_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/cookie_test.rb
@@ -45,11 +45,6 @@ def setup
     @request.host = "www.nextangle.com"
   end
 
-  def test_setting_cookie_with_deprecated_writer
-    get :authenticate_with_deprecated_writer
-    assert_equal [ CGI::Cookie::new("name" => "user_name", "value" => "david") ], @response.headers["cookie"]
-  end
-
   def test_setting_cookie
     get :authenticate
     assert_equal [ CGI::Cookie::new("name" => "user_name", "value" => "david") ], @response.headers["cookie"]