diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
index 134416c03b7d9569bcbfb001f2015c4e3dc07b92..c9e7aeaeb3888fa93c9300fcb39097dcbb327be3 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ def test_text_area_with_size_option
     )
   end
   
-  def test_date_selects
-    assert_dom_equal(
-      '<textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20">Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>',
-      text_area("post", "body")
-    )
-  end
-
   def test_explicit_name
     assert_dom_equal(
       '<input id="post_title" name="dont guess" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "name" => "dont guess")