diff --git a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h
index 58aa42d27fc6d67d4fafede1ff2c51c899c5bb80..a0a751911c46b03a154841cf35909c5c0c9ff214 100644
--- a/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h
+++ b/Code/Mantid/Framework/DataHandling/test/LoadInstrumentTest.h
@@ -760,37 +760,7 @@ public:
       AnalysisDataService::Instance().remove(wsName);
   }
 
-  void testNeutronicPositions()
-  {
-    // Make sure the IDS is empty
-    InstrumentDataServiceImpl& IDS = InstrumentDataService::Instance();
-    IDS.clear();
 
-    LoadInstrument loader;
-    loader.initialize();
-    loader.setPropertyValue("Filename", "IDFs_for_UNIT_TESTING/INDIRECT_Definition.xml");
-    MatrixWorkspace_sptr ws = WorkspaceFactory::Instance().create("Workspace2D",1,1,1);
-    loader.setProperty("Workspace", ws );
-    TS_ASSERT( loader.execute() );
-
-    // This kind of IDF should lead to 2 instrument definitions - the physical and the neutronic
-    //TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( IDS.size(), 2 );
-    TS_ASSERT( IDS.doesExist("INDIRECT_Definition.xml2011-08-25T12:00:00") );
-    //TS_ASSERT( IDS.doesExist("other name") );
-
-    Instrument_const_sptr physicalInst = IDS.retrieve("INDIRECT_Definition.xml2011-08-25T12:00:00");
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst.get(), ws->getBaseInstrument().get() );
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst->getDetector(1000)->getPos(), V3D(0,0,0) );
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst->getDetector(1001)->getPos(), V3D(0,1,0) );
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst->getDetector(1002)->getPos(), V3D(1,0,0) );
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst->getDetector(1003)->getPos(), V3D(1,1,0) );
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst->getDetector(1004)->getPos(), V3D(2,0,0) );
-    TS_ASSERT_EQUALS( physicalInst->getDetector(1005)->getPos(), V3D(2,1,0) );
-
-//    TS_FAIL("");
-    // Clean up
-    IDS.clear();
-  }
 
 
 //