diff --git a/gensim/test/test_word2vec.py b/gensim/test/test_word2vec.py
index 175e0b1e67..332364c276 100644
--- a/gensim/test/test_word2vec.py
+++ b/gensim/test/test_word2vec.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ def testOnlineLearning(self):
         model.train(new_sentences)
         self.assertEqual(len(model.vocab), 14)
         self.assertEqual(model.syn0.shape[0], 14)
-        self.assertEqual(model.syn0.shape[1], 100)
 
     def testPersistence(self):
         """Test storing/loading the entire model."""