diff --git a/tests/pthread_test.cpp b/tests/pthread_test.cpp
index cbbcadaea..201b8a98d 100644
--- a/tests/pthread_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/pthread_test.cpp
@@ -458,42 +458,6 @@ TEST(pthread, pthread_detach__no_such_thread) {
   ASSERT_EQ(ESRCH, pthread_detach(dead_thread));
 }
 
-TEST(pthread, pthread_detach_no_leak) {
-  size_t initial_bytes = 0;
-  // Run this loop more than once since the first loop causes some memory
-  // to be allocated permenantly. Run an extra loop to help catch any subtle
-  // memory leaks.
-  for (size_t loop = 0; loop < 3; loop++) {
-    // Set the initial bytes on the second loop since the memory in use
-    // should have stabilized.
-    if (loop == 1) {
-      initial_bytes = mallinfo().uordblks;
-    }
-
-    pthread_attr_t attr;
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_attr_init(&attr));
-    ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE));
-
-    std::vector<pthread_t> threads;
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < 32; ++i) {
-      pthread_t t;
-      ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_create(&t, &attr, IdFn, NULL));
-      threads.push_back(t);
-    }
-
-    sleep(1);
-
-    for (size_t i = 0; i < 32; ++i) {
-      ASSERT_EQ(0, pthread_detach(threads[i])) << i;
-    }
-  }
-
-  size_t final_bytes = mallinfo().uordblks;
-  int leaked_bytes = (final_bytes - initial_bytes);
-
-  ASSERT_EQ(0, leaked_bytes);
-}
-
 TEST(pthread, pthread_getcpuclockid__clock_gettime) {
   SpinFunctionHelper spinhelper;