1diff --git a/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py b/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py
2index 523b93ba..b4f1701e 100644
3--- a/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py
4+++ b/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py
5@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@ async def test_returnvalue_deprecated(dut):
6 assert val == 42
7
8
9-# strings are not supported on Icarus (gh-2585) or GHDL (gh-2584)
10-@cocotb.test(
11- expect_error=AttributeError
12- if cocotb.SIM_NAME.lower().startswith("icarus")
13- else TypeError
14- if cocotb.SIM_NAME.lower().startswith("ghdl")
15- else ()
16-)
17-async def test_unicode_handle_assignment_deprecated(dut):
18- with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning, match=".*bytes.*"):
19- dut.stream_in_string.value = "Bad idea"
20- await cocotb.triggers.ReadWrite()
21-
22-
23 @cocotb.test()
24 async def test_convert_handle_to_string_deprecated(dut):
25 dut.stream_in_data.value = 0