diff --git a/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/FileAccessTreeTests.java b/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/FileAccessTreeTests.java
index a79eeca3bcd7d..de3e2eafb7569 100644
--- a/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/FileAccessTreeTests.java
+++ b/libs/entitlement/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/entitlement/runtime/policy/FileAccessTreeTests.java
@@ -102,9 +102,6 @@ public void testForwardSlashes() {
         // Forward slashes also work
         assertThat(tree.canRead(path("a/b")), is(true));
         assertThat(tree.canRead(path("m/n")), is(true));
-
-        // In case the native separator is a backslash, don't treat that as an escape
-        assertThat(tree.canRead(path("m\n")), is(false));
     }
 
     FilesEntitlement entitlement(String... values) {