diff --git a/components/engine/integration/api_test.go b/components/engine/integration/api_test.go
index 620d6ecaa4..2d1b803682 100644
--- a/components/engine/integration/api_test.go
+++ b/components/engine/integration/api_test.go
@@ -672,42 +672,6 @@ func TestPostContainersStart(t *testing.T) {
 	containerKill(eng, containerID, t)
 }
 
-// Expected behaviour: using / as a bind mount source should throw an error
-func TestRunErrorBindMountRootSource(t *testing.T) {
-	eng := NewTestEngine(t)
-	defer mkDaemonFromEngine(eng, t).Nuke()
-
-	containerID := createTestContainer(
-		eng,
-		&runconfig.Config{
-			Image:     unitTestImageID,
-			Cmd:       []string{"/bin/cat"},
-			OpenStdin: true,
-		},
-		t,
-	)
-
-	hostConfigJSON, err := json.Marshal(&runconfig.HostConfig{
-		Binds: []string{"/:/tmp"},
-	})
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "/containers/"+containerID+"/start", bytes.NewReader(hostConfigJSON))
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
-
-	r := httptest.NewRecorder()
-	if err := server.ServeRequest(eng, api.APIVERSION, r, req); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	if r.Code != http.StatusInternalServerError {
-		containerKill(eng, containerID, t)
-		t.Fatal("should have failed to run when using / as a source for the bind mount")
-	}
-}
-
 func TestPostContainersStop(t *testing.T) {
 	eng := NewTestEngine(t)
 	defer mkDaemonFromEngine(eng, t).Nuke()