diff --git a/src/packages/gfm/spec/gfm-spec.coffee b/src/packages/gfm/spec/gfm-spec.coffee
index ea579187e..3ca1b3a79 100644
--- a/src/packages/gfm/spec/gfm-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/gfm/spec/gfm-spec.coffee
@@ -132,10 +132,3 @@ describe "GitHub Flavored Markdown grammar", ->
     {tokens} = grammar.tokenizeLine("> Quotation")
     expect(tokens[0]).toEqual value: ">", scopes: ["source.gfm", "support.quote.gfm"]
     expect(tokens[1]).toEqual value: " Quotation", scopes: ["source.gfm", "comment.quote.gfm"]
-
-  describe "auto indent", ->
-    it "indents newlines entered after list lines", ->
-      config.set('editor.autoIndent', true)
-      editSession = project.buildEditSession('gfm.md')
-      editSession.insertNewlineBelow()
-      expect(editSession.buffer.lineForRow(1)).toBe '    '