diff --git a/render_test.go b/render_test.go
index 5fda506..478f1a0 100644
--- a/render_test.go
+++ b/render_test.go
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ type unhandledNode struct{}
 func (*unhandledNode) isNode() {}
 
 func TestRenderEdgesPanicsOnAnUnhandledNode(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, n := range []node{&folder{}, &nullItem{}} {
-		if es := renderEdges(n); len(es) != 0 {
-			t.Errorf("renderEdges(%T) = %v, want no edges", n, es)
-		}
-	}
 	defer func() {
 		if r := recover(); r == nil || !strings.Contains(fmt.Sprint(r), "*fejkdata.unhandledNode") {
 			t.Errorf("renderEdges(unhandledNode) recovered %v, want a panic naming the node kind", r)