diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php
index 4941b4be2..3b7137ecf 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/model/datasources/dbo_source.test.php
@@ -4172,7 +4172,6 @@ class DboSourceTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		Configure::write('debug', 2);
 
 		$this->testDb->error = true;
-		$this->expectError();
 		ob_start();
 		$this->testDb->showQuery('Error 2');
 		$contents = ob_get_clean();