diff --git a/tests/urchin/cql_query_test.cc b/tests/urchin/cql_query_test.cc
index 9d9ad5326e..c046f9b14f 100644
--- a/tests/urchin/cql_query_test.cc
+++ b/tests/urchin/cql_query_test.cc
@@ -710,25 +710,3 @@ SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_writetime_and_ttl) {
         });
     });
 }
-
-static const api::timestamp_type the_timestamp = 123456789;
-SEASTAR_TEST_CASE(test_writetime_and_ttl) {
-    return do_with_cql_env([] (auto&& e) {
-        return e.create_table([](auto ks_name) {
-            // CQL: create table cf (p1 varchar primary key, u uuid, tu timeuuid);
-            return schema(ks_name, "cf",
-                {{"p1", utf8_type}}, {}, {{"i", int32_type}}, {}, utf8_type);
-        }).then([&e] {
-            auto q = sprint("insert into cf (p1, i) values ('key1', 1) using timestamp %d;", the_timestamp);
-            return e.execute_cql(q).discard_result();
-        }).then([&e] {
-            return e.execute_cql("select writetime(i) from cf where p1 in ('key1');");
-        }).then([&e] (shared_ptr<transport::messages::result_message> msg) {
-            assert_that(msg).is_rows()
-                .with_size(1)
-                .with_row({
-                     {long_type->decompose(int64_t(the_timestamp))},
-                 });
-        });
-    });
-}