diff --git a/spacy/tests/matcher/test_dependency_matcher.py b/spacy/tests/matcher/test_dependency_matcher.py
index 69e85140d..72005cc82 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/matcher/test_dependency_matcher.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/matcher/test_dependency_matcher.py
@@ -332,55 +332,3 @@ def test_dependency_matcher_ops(en_vocab, doc, left, right, op, num_matches):
     matcher.add("pattern", [pattern])
     matches = matcher(doc)
     assert len(matches) == num_matches
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize(
-    "pattern",
-    [
-        # empty
-        [],
-        # unsupported op
-        [
-            {"RIGHT_ID": "jumped", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "jumped"}},
-            {
-                "LEFT_ID": "jumped",
-                "REL_OP": "==",
-                "RIGHT_ID": "fox",
-                "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "fox"},
-            },
-        ],
-        # first dict isn't just a node
-        [
-            {
-                "LEFT_ID": "jumped",
-                "REL_OP": "==",
-                "RIGHT_ID": "fox",
-                "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "fox"},
-            },
-        ],
-        # missing op
-        [
-            {"RIGHT_ID": "jumped", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "jumped"}},
-            {"LEFT_ID": "jumped", "RIGHT_ID": "fox", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "fox"},},
-        ],
-        # missing left-hand ID
-        [
-            {"RIGHT_ID": "jumped", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "jumped"}},
-            {"REL_OP": ">", "RIGHT_ID": "fox", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "fox"},},
-        ],
-        # missing right-hand ID
-        [
-            {"RIGHT_ID": "jumped", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "jumped"}},
-            {"LEFT_ID": "jumped", "REL_OP": ">", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "fox"},},
-        ],
-        # missing right-hand attrs
-        [
-            {"RIGHT_ID": "jumped", "RIGHT_ATTRS": {"ORTH": "jumped"}},
-            {"LEFT_ID": "jumped", "REL_OP": ">", "RIGHT_ID": "fox",},
-        ],
-    ],
-)
-def test_dependency_matcher_pattern_validation(en_vocab, pattern):
-    matcher = DependencyMatcher(en_vocab)
-    with pytest.raises(ValueError):
-        matcher.add("pattern", [pattern])