diff --git a/test/check-paths.sh b/test/check-paths.sh
index 711e430807..feb92c1035 100755
--- a/test/check-paths.sh
+++ b/test/check-paths.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ exactly 144 "<< uses" '(?<!<)<<(?!<)' -P
 exactly 0 "incorrect indentations" '^( {4,})' -P
 exactly 1 "goto use" 'goto '
 exactly 1 "NOOP match" 'NOOP'
-exactly 413 "spawn uses" 'spawn\s*\(\s*(-\s*)?\d*\s*\)' -P
 exactly 0 "tag uses" '\stag = ' -P '**/*.dmm'
 exactly 4 ".Replace( matches" '\.Replace(_char)?\(' -P
 exactly 0 "anchored = 0/1" 'anchored\s*=\s*\d' -P