diff --git a/test/test_mediafile_edge.py b/test/test_mediafile_edge.py
index 8b28890be..c631cdecf 100644
--- a/test/test_mediafile_edge.py
+++ b/test/test_mediafile_edge.py
@@ -197,16 +197,6 @@ class SafetyTest(unittest.TestCase, _common.TempDirMixin):
         finally:
             os.unlink(fn)
 
-    @unittest.skipUnless(_common.HAVE_HARDLINK, u'platform lacks hardlink')
-    def test_broken_hardlink(self):
-        fn = os.path.join(_common.RSRC, b'brokenlink')
-        os.link('does_not_exist', fn)
-        try:
-            self.assertRaises(mediafile.UnreadableFileError,
-                              mediafile.MediaFile, fn)
-        finally:
-            os.unlink(fn)
-
 class SideEffectsTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.empty = os.path.join(_common.RSRC, b'empty.mp3')