diff --git a/library/alloc/tests/vec.rs b/library/alloc/tests/vec.rs
index b422960c19982..f1c6af46d3103 100644
--- a/library/alloc/tests/vec.rs
+++ b/library/alloc/tests/vec.rs
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ fn test_debug_fmt() {
 
     let vec2 = vec![0, 1];
     assert_eq!("[0, 1]", format!("{:?}", vec2));
+
+    let slice: &[isize] = &[4, 5];
+    assert_eq!("[4, 5]", format!("{:?}", slice));
 }
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/src/test/ui/array-slice-vec/vec-to_str.rs b/src/test/ui/array-slice-vec/vec-to_str.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index fbff19b862283..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/ui/array-slice-vec/vec-to_str.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// run-pass
-
-
-pub fn main() {
-    let bar: &[isize] = &[4, 5];
-    assert_eq!(format!("{:?}", bar), "[4, 5]");
-}