diff --git a/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests b/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests
index b3727bb48..7296a7764 100644
--- a/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests
+++ b/tests/30backend-threadpool.tests
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ err: the input to the function is 440616
 err: wait 1 sec
 err: finished waiting
 END
+
+PLANNED "error cleared on join"
diff --git a/tests/backend/test-threads.c b/tests/backend/test-threads.c
index 1a22d361c..ddf43214e 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test-threads.c
+++ b/tests/backend/test-threads.c
@@ -153,9 +153,4 @@ TEST ("mutex_thread")
 }
 
 
-TEST ("error_cleared_on_join")
-{
-  //when a thread/job is finished, there must be no pending errors
-}
-
 TESTS_END