diff --git a/pydra/engine/tests/test_shelltask.py b/pydra/engine/tests/test_shelltask.py
index e6ecd859f5..992af79049 100644
--- a/pydra/engine/tests/test_shelltask.py
+++ b/pydra/engine/tests/test_shelltask.py
@@ -1153,56 +1153,6 @@ def test_shell_cmd_inputspec_9(plugin, results_function, tmpdir):
     assert res.output.stdout == "hello from boston"
 
 
-def test_shell_cmd_inputspec_10_err(tmpdir):
-    """ checking if the proper error is raised when broken symlink is provided
-    as a input field with File as a type
-    """
-
-    file_1 = tmpdir.join("file_1.txt")
-    with open(file_1, "w") as f:
-        f.write("hello")
-    file_2 = tmpdir.join("file_2.txt")
-
-    # creating symlink and removing the original file
-    os.symlink(file_1, file_2)
-    os.remove(file_1)
-
-    cmd_exec = "cat"
-
-    my_input_spec = SpecInfo(
-        name="Input",
-        fields=[
-            (
-                "files",
-                attr.ib(
-                    type=File,
-                    metadata={
-                        "position": 1,
-                        "argstr": "",
-                        "help_string": "a file",
-                        "mandatory": True,
-                    },
-                ),
-            )
-        ],
-        bases=(ShellSpec,),
-    )
-
-    shelly = ShellCommandTask(
-        name="shelly", executable=cmd_exec, files=file_2, input_spec=my_input_spec
-    )
-
-    # checking if the broken symlink error is raised when checksum is calculated
-    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError) as e:
-        checksum = shelly.checksum
-    assert "Broken symlink" in str(e.value)
-
-    # checking if the broken symlink error is raised when the task is run
-    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError) as e:
-        res = shelly()
-    assert "Broken symlink" in str(e.value)
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("results_function", [result_no_submitter, result_submitter])
 def test_shell_cmd_inputspec_copyfile_1(plugin, results_function, tmpdir):
     """ shelltask changes a file in place,