diff --git a/test/sv_construct_test.cpp b/test/sv_construct_test.cpp
index b8d42a0..3da015b 100644
--- a/test/sv_construct_test.cpp
+++ b/test/sv_construct_test.cpp
@@ -30,11 +30,6 @@ template<class It> std::reverse_iterator<It> make_reverse_iterator( It it )
     return std::reverse_iterator<It>( it );
 }
 
-// Verify that the constructor from std::string_view can be called in a constexpr context
-#if !defined(BOOST_NO_CXX17_HDR_STRING_VIEW)
-static_assert(!boost::core::string_view(std::string_view("abc", 3)).empty());
-#endif
-
 int main()
 {
     {