diff --git a/spec/api-app-spec.js b/spec/api-app-spec.js
index 16fcd34fadb3..d49ef18989c5 100644
--- a/spec/api-app-spec.js
+++ b/spec/api-app-spec.js
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ describe('app module', function () {
         assert.equal(list[0].subjectName, 'Client Cert')
         assert.equal(list[0].issuer.commonName, 'Intermediate CA')
         assert.equal(list[0].subject.commonName, 'Client Cert')
-        assert.equal(list[0].issuerCert.subject.commonName, 'Intermediate CA')
         callback(list[0])
       })