diff --git a/test/test_codegen.py b/test/test_codegen.py
index 2eeeac9ffe2d6f2b081278e00503f620f4ba1429..90cb68b52436d24a0f82ff582fb1ff28336dffb8 100755
--- a/test/test_codegen.py
+++ b/test/test_codegen.py
@@ -1055,17 +1055,6 @@ def test_reduction_adds_deps(ctx_factory):
                                out_dict["z"])
 
 
-def test_loopy_target_doesnot_take_arbit_args(ctx_factory):
-    # see https://github.com/inducer/pytato/issues/142
-    ctx = ctx_factory()
-    cq = cl.CommandQueue(ctx)
-
-    pt_prg = pt.generate_loopy(pt.zeros(10))
-
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        evt, (out, ) = pt_prg(cq, d="pytato_is_buggy")
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
         exec(sys.argv[1])