diff --git a/test/functional/test_copy.py b/test/functional/test_copy.py

index b387dc2..56130a2 100644

--- a/test/functional/test_copy.py

+++ b/test/functional/test_copy.py

@@ -100,18 +100,5 @@ class UtilCopyTest(TestBase):

         self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(dst_path))

         self.assertTrue(ret > 0)

-    def test_copy_parent_mkdir(self):

-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(self.ffname1))

-        dst_path = '/tmp/make/parent'

-        self.assertFalse(os.path.isfile(dst_path))

-

-        (ret, out, err) = utils.run_command('gfal-copy', '-p file://' + self.ffname1 + ' file://' + dst_path)

-

-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(dst_path))

-        self.assertTrue(ret == 0)

-

-        os.unlink(dst_path)

-        os.rmdir('/tmp/make/')

-

 if __name__ == '__main__':

     unittest.main()