diff --git a/tests/common/test_utils_reconstitution.py b/tests/common/test_utils_reconstitution.py
index 1af5a9c44..fdb0569b8 100644
--- a/tests/common/test_utils_reconstitution.py
+++ b/tests/common/test_utils_reconstitution.py
@@ -23,12 +23,6 @@ def test_synthesize_page():
     assert isinstance(render_one_line, np.ndarray)
     assert render_one_line.shape == (*pages[0].dimensions, 3)
 
-    # test with a smiley which can't be rendered by unidecode
-    pages_one_line["blocks"][0]["lines"][0]["words"][0]["text"] = "🤯"
-    render_one_line = reconstitution.synthesize_page(pages_one_line, draw_proba=True)
-    assert isinstance(render_one_line, np.ndarray)
-    assert render_one_line.shape == (*pages[0].dimensions, 3)
-
 
 def test_synthesize_kie_page():
     pages = _mock_kie_pages()