diff --git a/kate/tests/encoding/kateencodingtest.cpp b/kate/tests/encoding/kateencodingtest.cpp
index 3d71c6c4..7aed3ba9 100644
--- a/kate/tests/encoding/kateencodingtest.cpp
+++ b/kate/tests/encoding/kateencodingtest.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   // set codec
   buffer.setFallbackTextCodec (QTextCodec::codecForName ("ISO-8859-15"));
-  buffer.setTextCodec (QTextCodec::codecForName (encoding.toLatin1()));
+  // buffer.setTextCodec (QTextCodec::codecForName (encoding.toLatin1()));
 
   // switch to Mac EOL, this will test eol detection, as files are normal unix or dos
   buffer.setEndOfLineMode (Kate::TextBuffer::eolMac);