diff --git a/t/t1300-config.sh b/t/t1300-config.sh
index 2575279ab8..696dca17c6 100755
--- a/t/t1300-config.sh
+++ b/t/t1300-config.sh
@@ -1458,13 +1458,6 @@ test_expect_success 'git config ignores pairs without count' '
 	test_must_be_empty error
 '
 
-test_expect_success 'git config ignores pairs with zero count' '
-	test_must_fail env \
-		GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=0 \
-		GIT_CONFIG_KEY_0="pair.one" GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_0="value" \
-		git config pair.one
-'
-
 test_expect_success 'git config ignores pairs exceeding count' '
 	GIT_CONFIG_COUNT=1 \
 		GIT_CONFIG_KEY_0="pair.one" GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_0="value" \