diff --git a/tests/test_ItemValueUtils.cpp b/tests/test_ItemValueUtils.cpp
index b20bc94cea9df32e2332d284a180b5f4f4157c0a..f54362188d6e9519d28abb47e69385ba11ccfdb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_ItemValueUtils.cpp
+++ b/tests/test_ItemValueUtils.cpp
@@ -238,11 +238,4 @@ TEST_CASE("ItemValueUtils", "[mesh]")
       REQUIRE(sum(node_value) == 3 * global_number_of_nodes);
     }
   }
-
-#ifndef NDEBUG
-  SECTION("checking for bounds violation")
-  {
-    //   REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(a[10], AssertError);
-  }
-#endif   // NDEBUG
 }