diff --git a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/TestFormulaShifter.java b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/TestFormulaShifter.java
index 37e2131ee0..38fb222d8d 100644
--- a/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/TestFormulaShifter.java
+++ b/poi/src/test/java/org/apache/poi/ss/formula/TestFormulaShifter.java
@@ -431,8 +431,6 @@ final class TestFormulaShifter {
 
     @Test
     void testInvalidArgument() {
-        assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () ->
-            FormulaShifter.createForRowShift(1, "name", 1, 2, 0, SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL97));
         assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () ->
             FormulaShifter.createForRowShift(1, "name", 2, 1, 2, SpreadsheetVersion.EXCEL97));
     }