diff --git a/buildout/tests/assertSoftware.py b/buildout/tests/assertSoftware.py
index ff08a1a1575e02ea4c379108a4b0bd1442fb30f6..a39d25959acc9aeb106e6e928a3fb6fbfb7cddb9 100644
--- a/buildout/tests/assertSoftware.py
+++ b/buildout/tests/assertSoftware.py
@@ -177,12 +177,6 @@ class AssertSoftwareRunable(unittest.TestCase):
     self.assertEqual(stderr, '')
     self.assertTrue(stdout.startswith('w3m version w3m/0.5.2'))
 
-  def test_lynx(self):
-    stdout, stderr = subprocess.Popen(["parts/lynx/bin/lynx", "-version"],
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
-    self.assertEqual(stderr, '')
-    self.assertTrue(stdout.startswith('Lynx Version 2.8.7'))
-
 class AssertApache(unittest.TestCase):
   """Tests for built apache"""