diff --git a/nano/core_test/toml.cpp b/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
index 617f655af0..259c66e41c 100644
--- a/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
+++ b/nano/core_test/toml.cpp
@@ -578,7 +578,6 @@ TEST (toml, daemon_config_deserialize_no_defaults)
 	vacancy_threshold = 99
 
 	[node.rocksdb]
-	enable = true
 	io_threads = 99
 	read_cache = 99
 	write_cache = 99
@@ -748,8 +747,6 @@ TEST (toml, daemon_config_deserialize_no_defaults)
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.lmdb_config.max_databases, defaults.node.lmdb_config.max_databases);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.lmdb_config.map_size, defaults.node.lmdb_config.map_size);
 
-	ASSERT_TRUE (conf.node.rocksdb_config.enable);
-	ASSERT_EQ (nano::rocksdb_config::using_rocksdb_in_tests (), defaults.node.rocksdb_config.enable);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.rocksdb_config.io_threads, defaults.node.rocksdb_config.io_threads);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.rocksdb_config.read_cache, defaults.node.rocksdb_config.read_cache);
 	ASSERT_NE (conf.node.rocksdb_config.write_cache, defaults.node.rocksdb_config.write_cache);