diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/jna/NativesTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/jna/NativesTests.java
index 37725b5b5e8..014a2ce5b27 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/jna/NativesTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/common/jna/NativesTests.java
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ public class NativesTests extends ElasticsearchTestCase {
         if (Constants.MAC_OS_X) {
             assertFalse("Memory locking is not available on OS X platforms", Natives.LOCAL_MLOCKALL);
         }
-
-        if (Constants.WINDOWS) {
-            assertTrue(Natives.LOCAL_MLOCKALL);
-        }
     }
     
     @Test