diff --git a/connection_test.go b/connection_test.go
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/connection_test.go
+++ b/connection_test.go
@@ -727,7 +727,4 @@ func TestFatalTxError(t *testing.T) {
 	if conn.IsAlive() {
 		t.Fatal("Connection should not be live but was")
 	}
-	if conn.CauseOfDeath().Error() != "EOF" {
-		t.Fatalf("Connection cause of death was unexpected: %v", conn.CauseOfDeath())
-	}
 }
Don't test cause of death for killed connection

Different platforms have different causes of death