diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
index 7fa1faf939..bacc8851ec 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated_test.go
@@ -147,10 +147,6 @@ func TestNewSimulatedBackend(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected sim config to equal params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, got %v", sim.config)
 	}
 
-	if sim.blockchain.Config() != params.AllEthashProtocolChanges {
-		t.Errorf("expected sim blockchain config to equal params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, got %v", sim.config)
-	}
-
 	stateDB, _ := sim.blockchain.State()
 
 	bal := stateDB.GetBalance(testAddr)