diff --git a/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go b/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go
index 95757bfb3..7317f2ac1 100644
--- a/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go
+++ b/roaring/roaring_internal_test.go
@@ -3887,29 +3887,6 @@ func newTestBitmapContainer() *Container {
 	return NewContainerBitmap(0, nil)
 }
 
-/*
-// This function exercises an arcane edge case in dead code.
-// It doesn't need to be run right now.
-
-	func TestEquals(t *testing.T) {
-		bma := NewBitmap()
-		bmr := NewBitmap()
-		for i := uint64(0); i < 30; i++ {
-			bma.Add(i)
-			bmr.Add(i)
-		}
-		bmr.Optimize()
-		bmi := bma.Intersect(bmr)
-		err := bitmapsEqual(bmi, bma)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected intersection to equal array")
-		}
-		err = bitmapsEqual(bmi, bmr)
-		if err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("expected intersection to equal run")
-		}
-	}
-*/
 func TestShiftArray(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		array []uint16