diff --git a/test/unit/auth/token-generator.spec.ts b/test/unit/auth/token-generator.spec.ts
index 1cc9bd44ab..84a82dc8c4 100644
--- a/test/unit/auth/token-generator.spec.ts
+++ b/test/unit/auth/token-generator.spec.ts
@@ -128,10 +128,6 @@ describe('FirebaseTokenGenerator', () => {
       const claims = { foo: 'bar' };
       const token = await tokenGenerator.createCustomToken(uid, claims);
 
-      // Check that verify doesn't throw
-      // Note: the types for jsonwebtoken are wrong so we have to disguise the 'null'
-      jwt.verify(token, undefined as any, { algorithms: ['none'] });
-
       // Decode and check all three segments
       const { header, payload, signature } = jwt.decode(token, { complete: true }) as { [key: string]: any };
       expect(header).to.deep.equal({ alg: 'none', typ: 'JWT' });