diff --git a/test/es-module/test-esm-error-cache.js b/test/es-module/test-esm-error-cache.js
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index 26e0d170ac2e1b..00000000000000
--- a/test/es-module/test-esm-error-cache.js
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@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-// Flags: --experimental-modules
-
-'use strict';
-
-require('../common');
-const assert = require('assert');
-
-const file = '../fixtures/syntax/bad_syntax.mjs';
-
-let error;
-(async () => {
-  try {
-    await import(file);
-  } catch (e) {
-    assert.strictEqual(e.name, 'SyntaxError');
-    error = e;
-  }
-
-  assert(error);
-
-  await assert.rejects(
-    () => import(file),
-    (e) => {
-      assert.strictEqual(error, e);
-      return true;
-    }
-  );
-})();