diff --git a/lib/ace/incremental_search_test.js b/lib/ace/incremental_search_test.js
index 230c3c28..ccabc051 100644
--- a/lib/ace/incremental_search_test.js
+++ b/lib/ace/incremental_search_test.js
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ module.exports = {
 
         range = iSearch.next(); // nothing to find
         testRanges("", [range], "range");
-        assert.ok(!editor.selection.isBackwards(), 'reoriented?');
 
         range = iSearch.next(true); // backwards
         testRanges("Range: [1/5] -> [1/3]", [range], "range");