diff --git a/itests/eth_conformance_test.go b/itests/eth_conformance_test.go
index 8a367d6b1..4d8f5c3dd 100644
--- a/itests/eth_conformance_test.go
+++ b/itests/eth_conformance_test.go
@@ -236,14 +236,6 @@ func TestEthOpenRPCConformance(t *testing.T) {
 			skipReason: "earliest block is not supported",
 		},
 
-		{
-			method:  "eth_getBlockByNumber",
-			variant: "pending",
-			call: func(a *ethAPIRaw) (json.RawMessage, error) {
-				return ethapi.EthGetBlockByNumber(context.Background(), "pending", true)
-			},
-		},
-
 		{
 			method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
 			call: func(a *ethAPIRaw) (json.RawMessage, error) {