diff --git a/testing/test_xspec.py b/testing/test_xspec.py
index 2218e736..9fccc5b8 100644
--- a/testing/test_xspec.py
+++ b/testing/test_xspec.py
@@ -189,13 +189,7 @@ def test_popen_chdir_newsub(self, monkeypatch, tmp_path, makegateway):
     def test_ssh(self, specssh, makegateway):
         sshhost = specssh.ssh
         gw = makegateway("ssh=%s//id=ssh1" % sshhost)
-        rinfo = gw._rinfo()
         assert gw.id == "ssh1"
-        gw2 = execnet.SshGateway(sshhost)
-        rinfo2 = gw2._rinfo()
-        assert rinfo.executable == rinfo2.executable
-        assert rinfo.cwd == rinfo2.cwd
-        assert rinfo.version_info == rinfo2.version_info
 
     def test_vagrant(self, makegateway):
         vagrant_bin = shutil.which("vagrant")