diff --git a/tests/Functional/Net/SSH2Test.php b/tests/Functional/Net/SSH2Test.php
index 2768e500..22d97703 100644
--- a/tests/Functional/Net/SSH2Test.php
+++ b/tests/Functional/Net/SSH2Test.php
@@ -63,11 +63,6 @@ class Functional_Net_SSH2Test extends PhpseclibFunctionalTestCase
     {
         $ssh = new Net_SSH2($this->getEnv('SSH_HOSTNAME'));
 
-        $this->assertTrue(
-            is_object($ssh),
-            'Could not construct NET_SSH2 object.'
-        );
-
         $this->assertInternalType('string', $ssh->getServerPublicHostKey());
     }
 }