diff --git a/query_test.go b/query_test.go
index fd29cc24..02aaeff0 100644
--- a/query_test.go
+++ b/query_test.go
@@ -815,7 +815,6 @@ func TestQueryRowErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		scanArgs  []interface{}
 		err       string
 	}{
-		{"select $1", []interface{}{"Jack"}, []interface{}{&actual.i16}, "could not determine data type of parameter $1 (SQLSTATE 42P18)"},
 		{"select $1::badtype", []interface{}{"Jack"}, []interface{}{&actual.i16}, `type "badtype" does not exist`},
 		{"SYNTAX ERROR", []interface{}{}, []interface{}{&actual.i16}, "SQLSTATE 42601"},
 		{"select $1::text", []interface{}{"Jack"}, []interface{}{&actual.i16}, "cannot decode"},