diff --git a/core/scripts/composer/scaffold/tests/PluginTest.php b/core/scripts/composer/scaffold/tests/PluginTest.php
index 6bfda972b0..ad31d25a8a 100644
--- a/core/scripts/composer/scaffold/tests/PluginTest.php
+++ b/core/scripts/composer/scaffold/tests/PluginTest.php
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ public function tearDown() {
    * Tests a simple composer install without core, but adding core later.
    */
   public function testComposerInstallAndUpdate() {
-    $this->assertSame("999.0.999", getenv('COMPOSER_ROOT_VERSION'));
-
     $exampleScaffoldFile = $this->tmpDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'index.php';
     $this->assertFileNotExists($exampleScaffoldFile, 'Scaffold file should not be exist.');
     $this->composer('install --no-dev --prefer-dist');