--- a/test/T000-basic.sh
+++ b/test/T000-basic.sh
@@ -71,8 +71,4 @@ test_expect_equal \
     "$(dirname ${TEST_DIRECTORY})" \
     "$(echo $PATH|cut -f1 -d: | sed -e 's,/test/valgrind/bin$,,')"
 
-test_begin_subtest 'notmuch is compiled with debugging symbols'
-readelf --sections $(command -v notmuch) | grep \.debug
-test_expect_equal 0 $?
-
 test_done