diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/nolink-with-link-args.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/nolink-with-link-args.rs
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-// Copyright 2012 The Rust Project Developers. See the COPYRIGHT
-// file at the top-level directory of this distribution and at
-// http://rust-lang.org/COPYRIGHT.
-//
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 <LICENSE-APACHE or
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0> or the MIT license
-// <LICENSE-MIT or http://opensource.org/licenses/MIT>, at your
-// option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
-// except according to those terms.
-
-// error-pattern:aFdEfSeVEE
-
-/* We're testing that link_args are indeed passed when nolink is specified.
-So we try to compile with junk link_args and make sure they are visible in
-the compiler output. */
-
-#![feature(link_args)]
-
-#[link_args = "aFdEfSeVEEE"]
-extern {}
-
-fn main() { }