diff --git a/tests/html/serialized_script_value_test.dart b/tests/html/serialized_script_value_test.dart
index 280dce3cb7d..af673b6b548 100644
--- a/tests/html/serialized_script_value_test.dart
+++ b/tests/html/serialized_script_value_test.dart
@@ -49,8 +49,4 @@ main() {
   canvas.height = 100;
   var imageData = canvas.context2D.getImageData(0, 0, 1, 1);
   serializationTest('imagedata', [imageData]);
-
-  expect(() {
-    new MessageEvent('', data: new DivElement(), origin: '', lastEventId: '');
-  }, throws);
 }