diff --git a/ethcore/src/trace/db.rs b/ethcore/src/trace/db.rs
index 8100cf956..c43fe95a7 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/trace/db.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/trace/db.rs
@@ -599,36 +599,4 @@ mod tests {
 		assert_eq!(tracedb.trace(0, 0, vec![]).unwrap(), create_simple_localized_trace(0, block_0.clone(), tx_0.clone()));
 		assert_eq!(tracedb.trace(1, 0, vec![]).unwrap(), create_simple_localized_trace(1, block_1.clone(), tx_1.clone()));
 	}
-
-	#[test]
-	fn query_trace_after_reopen() {
-		let temp = RandomTempPath::new();
-		let db = new_db(temp.as_str());
-		let mut config = Config::default();
-		let mut extras = Extras::default();
-		let block_0 = H256::from(0xa1);
-		let tx_0 = H256::from(0xff);
-
-		extras.block_hashes.insert(0, block_0.clone());
-		extras.transaction_hashes.insert(0, vec![tx_0.clone()]);
-
-		// set tracing on
-		config.enabled = Switch::On;
-
-		{
-			let tracedb = TraceDB::new(config.clone(), db.clone(), Arc::new(extras.clone())).unwrap();
-
-			// import block 0
-			let request = create_simple_import_request(0, block_0.clone());
-			let batch = DBTransaction::new(&db);
-			tracedb.import(&batch, request);
-			db.write(batch).unwrap();
-		}
-
-		{
-			let tracedb = TraceDB::new(config.clone(), db.clone(), Arc::new(extras)).unwrap();
-			let traces = tracedb.transaction_traces(0, 0);
-			assert_eq!(traces.unwrap(), vec![create_simple_localized_trace(0, block_0, tx_0)]);
-		}
-	}
 }