diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create_test.go b/pkg/chartutil/create_test.go
index 99e673719..9a473fc59 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create_test.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create_test.go
@@ -118,33 +118,6 @@ func TestCreateFrom(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestValidateChartName(t *testing.T) {
-	for name, shouldPass := range map[string]bool{
-		"":                              false,
-		"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_.": true,
-		"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_.": true,
-		"$hello":                        false,
-		"Hellô":                         false,
-		"he%%o":                         false,
-		"he\nllo":                       false,
-
-		"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz-_." +
-			"ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ-_.": false,
-	} {
-		if err := validateChartName(name); (err != nil) == shouldPass {
-			t.Errorf("test for %q failed", name)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // TestCreate_Overwrite is a regression test for making sure that files are overwritten.
 func TestCreate_Overwrite(t *testing.T) {
 	tdir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "helm-")