diff --git a/qa/testcases/test_001_pcb_load.py b/qa/testcases/test_001_pcb_load.py
index 0fe265c18c..2d0916e770 100644
--- a/qa/testcases/test_001_pcb_load.py
+++ b/qa/testcases/test_001_pcb_load.py
@@ -60,31 +60,6 @@ class TestPCBLoad(unittest.TestCase):
         self.verify_text(text[1], 176149000, 64643000, pcbnew.B_Cu,
                          u'Actionneur\nPiezo New Amp\nV02')
 
-    def test_text_as_segments(self):
-        footprint = self.pcb.FindFootprintByReference("U1")
-        reference = footprint.Reference()
-        segments = [[p.x, p.y] for p in reference.TransformToSegmentList()]
-        expected_segments = [
-            [141901333, 69196857], [143340666, 69196857], [143340666, 69196857],
-            [143510000, 69142428], [143510000, 69142428], [143594666, 69088000],
-            [143594666, 69088000], [143679333, 68979142], [143679333, 68979142],
-            [143679333, 68761428], [143679333, 68761428], [143594666, 68652571],
-            [143594666, 68652571], [143510000, 68598142], [143510000, 68598142],
-            [143340666, 68543714], [143340666, 68543714], [141901333, 68543714],
-            [143679333, 67400714], [143679333, 68053857], [143679333, 67727285],
-            [141901333, 67727285], [141901333, 67727285], [142155333, 67836142],
-            [142155333, 67836142], [142324666, 67945000], [142324666, 67945000],
-            [142409333, 68053857]
-        ]
-
-        # Compare the value of each x and y coord of segments and expected_segments
-        # To avoid false positive due to rounding issues allow a difference of 1 unit
-        for i in range( len(segments) ):
-            p1=segments[i]
-            p2=expected_segments[i]
-            self.assertLessEqual(abs(p1[0] - p2[0]), 1)
-            self.assertLessEqual(abs(p1[1] - p2[1]), 1)
-
     def verify_text(self, text, x, y, layer, s):
         self.assertEquals(list(text.GetPosition()), [x, y])
         self.assertEquals(text.GetLayer(), layer)