diff --git a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/config/EmpiRuleValidatorTest.java b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/config/EmpiRuleValidatorTest.java
index e9fe675c3f2..b2766a6f70b 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/config/EmpiRuleValidatorTest.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-server-empi/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/empi/rules/config/EmpiRuleValidatorTest.java
@@ -76,16 +76,6 @@ public class EmpiRuleValidatorTest extends BaseR4Test {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	public void testMatcherEmptyCandidateSearchParams() throws IOException {
-		try {
-			setEmpiRuleJson("bad-rules-missing-candidate-search-params.json");
-			fail();
-		} catch (ConfigurationException e) {
-			assertThat(e.getMessage(), startsWith("Error in candidateSearchParams: Patient does not have a search parameter called 'foo'"));
-		}
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	public void testMatcherBadFilter() throws IOException {
 		try {