diff --git a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/PathResourceTests.java b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/PathResourceTests.java
index 112dadfe2c3..57795038f23 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/PathResourceTests.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/io/PathResourceTests.java
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ public class PathResourceTests {
 	@Test
 	public void getReadableByteChannelForDir() throws Exception {
 		PathResource resource = new PathResource(TEST_DIR);
-		thrown.expect(NoSuchFileException.class);
 		resource.readableChannel();
 	}