diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
index 0b547480..2481f16d 100644
--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -162,13 +162,6 @@ library for your script to use.
    robust method to compare formatted textual information, since it
    also notices whitespace and closing newline differences.
 
- test_expect_equal_failure <output> <expected>
-
-   This works similar to test_expect_equal (see above) but is used to
-   mark a test that demonstrates a known breakage, (that is, the
-   author of the test expects "output" and "expected" to differ until
-   the breakage is fixed). See test_expect_failure for details.
-
  test_debug <script>
 
    This takes a single argument, <script>, and evaluates it only