diff --git a/tests/rhizomeops b/tests/rhizomeops
index 16a2a822..20aefded 100755
--- a/tests/rhizomeops
+++ b/tests/rhizomeops
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ test_ExtractManifestFileFromExtBlob() {
    assert [ -e file1x.manifest ]
    assert diff file1.manifest file1x.manifest
    assert [ -e file1x ]
-   tfw_cat file1 file1x
    assert diff file1 file1x
 }