diff --git a/test/sourcemaps/samples/binding-shorthand/test.js b/test/sourcemaps/samples/binding-shorthand/test.js
index 566b5467a5..8aa8c050a9 100644
--- a/test/sourcemaps/samples/binding-shorthand/test.js
+++ b/test/sourcemaps/samples/binding-shorthand/test.js
@@ -2,25 +2,12 @@ export function test ({ assert, smc, locateInSource, locateInGenerated }) {
 	const expected = locateInSource( 'potato' );
 
 	let loc;
-	let actual;
 
 	loc = locateInGenerated( 'potato' );
-
-	actual = smc.originalPositionFor({
-		line: loc.line + 1,
-		column: loc.column
-	});
-
-	assert.deepEqual( actual, {
-		source: 'input.html',
-		name: null,
-		line: expected.line + 1,
-		column: expected.column
-	});
-
 	loc = locateInGenerated( 'potato', loc.character + 1 );
+	loc = locateInGenerated( 'potato', loc.character + 1 ); // we need the third instance of 'potato'
 
-	actual = smc.originalPositionFor({
+	const actual = smc.originalPositionFor({
 		line: loc.line + 1,
 		column: loc.column
 	});
diff --git a/test/sourcemaps/samples/binding/solox b/test/sourcemaps/samples/binding/solox
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000