diff --git a/internal/encoding/json/decode_test.go b/internal/encoding/json/decode_test.go
index 64ffd376..28d3fba1 100644
--- a/internal/encoding/json/decode_test.go
+++ b/internal/encoding/json/decode_test.go
@@ -1193,13 +1193,6 @@ func TestDecoder(t *testing.T) {
 				{E: errEOF},
 			},
 		},
-		{
-			in: `{""`,
-			want: []R{
-				{V: ObjectOpen},
-				{E: errEOF},
-			},
-		},
 		{
 			in: `{"":`,
 			want: []R{