diff --git a/cpp/tests/strings/fixed_point_tests.cpp b/cpp/tests/strings/fixed_point_tests.cpp
index 4ef24e54ec4..d8b570cee8b 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/strings/fixed_point_tests.cpp
+++ b/cpp/tests/strings/fixed_point_tests.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 #include <cudf/fixed_point/fixed_point.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/convert/convert_fixed_point.hpp>
-#include <cudf/strings/convert/convert_floats.hpp>
 #include <cudf/strings/strings_column_view.hpp>
 
 #include <cudf_test/base_fixture.hpp>
@@ -218,19 +217,3 @@ TEST_F(StringsConvertTest, IsFixedPoint)
     cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<bool>({true, true, true, false, false, false, false});
   CUDF_TEST_EXPECT_COLUMNS_EQUIVALENT(*results, expected64_scaled);
 }
-
-TEST_F(StringsConvertTest, FloatFixedPoint)
-{
-  using DecimalType = numeric::decimal64;
-
-  cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<double> floats(
-    {1.234E3, -876.0, 543.2, -0.12, .25, -2E-3, -.0027, 0.0});
-  auto strings_col = cudf::strings::from_floats(floats);
-
-  auto results = cudf::strings::to_fixed_point(
-    cudf::strings_column_view(strings_col->view()),
-    cudf::data_type{cudf::type_to_id<DecimalType>(), numeric::scale_type{-2}});
-
-  cudf::test::print(strings_col->view());
-  cudf::test::print(results->view());
-}