--- a/tests/test-ssh.t	Sat Mar 17 22:30:25 2018 +0900
+++ b/tests/test-ssh.t	Tue Apr 03 18:20:10 2018 -0700
@@ -10,11 +10,6 @@
 
 This test tries to exercise the ssh functionality with a dummy script
 
-  $ cat <<EOF >> $HGRCPATH
-  > [format]
-  > usegeneraldelta=yes
-  > EOF
-
 creating 'remote' repo
 
   $ hg init remote