diff --git a/tests/test_file.py b/tests/test_file.py
index b10039398fbe26f9d4695d747135050832e973b8..f20591a560168662ec0fcca5305590fe9b68bb20 100644
--- a/tests/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/test_file.py
@@ -674,24 +674,6 @@ def test_insert_files_in_dir_regex():
             pass
 
 
-def test_thumbnails():
-    file_ = models.File(name="TestFile",
-                        description="Testfile Desc",
-                        path="testfiles/thumbnails_test.dat",
-                        file="test.dat", thumbnail="testfolder/test1.dat")
-    file_.insert()
-
-    body = get_connection().retrieve(
-        entity_uri_segments=[
-            "FileSystem",
-            "testfiles"],
-        reconnect=True).read()
-    print(body)
-    xml = etree.fromstring(body)
-    assert xml.xpath('/Response/dir/file')[0].get(
-        "thumbnail")[-41:] == "/Thumbnails/testfiles/thumbnails_test.dat"
-
-
 @mark.xfail(reason="Needs file system refactoring")
 def test_auto_create_parent_dirs():
     file_ = models.File(name="TestFile",