diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index 0f90065898..218a72677f 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ gtk_tests = [
   ['testgrouping'],
   ['testtooltips'],
   ['testexpand'],
-  ['testexpander'],
   ['testvolumebutton'],
   ['testscrolledwindow'],
   ['testscrolledge'],
diff --git a/tests/testexpander.c b/tests/testexpander.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d76619b912..0000000000
--- a/tests/testexpander.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#include <gtk/gtk.h>
-
-static void
-expander_cb (GtkExpander *expander, GParamSpec *pspec, GtkWindow *dialog)
-{
-  gtk_window_set_resizable (dialog, gtk_expander_get_expanded (expander));
-}
-
-static void
-response_cb (GtkDialog *dialog, gint response_id, gpointer data)
-{
-  gboolean *done = data;
-
-  *done = TRUE;
-
-  g_main_context_wakeup (NULL);
-}
-
-int
-main (int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-  GtkWidget *dialog;
-  GtkWidget *area;
-  GtkWidget *expander;
-  GtkWidget *sw;
-  GtkWidget *tv;
-  GtkTextBuffer *buffer;
-  gboolean done = FALSE;
-
-  gtk_init ();
-
-  dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new_with_markup (NULL,
-                       0,
-                       GTK_MESSAGE_ERROR,
-                       GTK_BUTTONS_CLOSE,
-                       "<big><b>%s</b></big>",
-                       "Something went wrong");
-  gtk_message_dialog_format_secondary_text (GTK_MESSAGE_DIALOG (dialog),
-                                            "Here are some more details "
-                                            "but not the full story.");
-
-  area = gtk_message_dialog_get_message_area (GTK_MESSAGE_DIALOG (dialog));
-
-  expander = gtk_expander_new ("Details:");
-  sw = gtk_scrolled_window_new (NULL, NULL);
-  gtk_scrolled_window_set_has_frame (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (sw), TRUE);
-  gtk_scrolled_window_set_policy (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (sw),
-                                  GTK_POLICY_NEVER,
-                                  GTK_POLICY_AUTOMATIC);
-
-  tv = gtk_text_view_new ();
-  buffer = gtk_text_view_get_buffer (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (tv));
-  gtk_text_view_set_editable (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (tv), FALSE);
-  gtk_text_view_set_wrap_mode (GTK_TEXT_VIEW (tv), GTK_WRAP_WORD);
-  gtk_text_buffer_set_text (GTK_TEXT_BUFFER (buffer),
-                            "Finally, the full story with all details. "
-                            "And all the inside information, including "
-                            "error codes, etc etc. Pages of information, "
-                            "you might have to scroll down to read it all, "
-                            "or even resize the window - it works !\n"
-                            "A second paragraph will contain even more "
-                            "innuendo, just to make you scroll down or "
-                            "resize the window. Do it already !", -1);
-  gtk_scrolled_window_set_child (GTK_SCROLLED_WINDOW (sw), tv);
-  gtk_expander_set_child (GTK_EXPANDER (expander), sw);
-  gtk_widget_set_hexpand (expander, TRUE);
-  gtk_widget_set_vexpand (expander, TRUE);
-  gtk_box_append (GTK_BOX (area), expander);
-  g_signal_connect (expander, "notify::expanded",
-                    G_CALLBACK (expander_cb), dialog);
-
-  g_signal_connect (dialog, "response", G_CALLBACK (response_cb), &done);
-
-  gtk_window_present (GTK_WINDOW (dialog));
-
-  while (!done)
-    g_main_context_iteration (NULL, TRUE);
-
-  return 0;
-}
-