diff --git a/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py b/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py
index 523b93ba..b4f1701e 100644
--- a/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py
+++ b/tests/test_cases/test_cocotb/test_deprecated.py
@@ -26,20 +26,6 @@ async def test_returnvalue_deprecated(dut):
     assert val == 42
 
 
-# strings are not supported on Icarus (gh-2585) or GHDL (gh-2584)
-@cocotb.test(
-    expect_error=AttributeError
-    if cocotb.SIM_NAME.lower().startswith("icarus")
-    else TypeError
-    if cocotb.SIM_NAME.lower().startswith("ghdl")
-    else ()
-)
-async def test_unicode_handle_assignment_deprecated(dut):
-    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning, match=".*bytes.*"):
-        dut.stream_in_string.value = "Bad idea"
-        await cocotb.triggers.ReadWrite()
-
-
 @cocotb.test()
 async def test_convert_handle_to_string_deprecated(dut):
     dut.stream_in_data.value = 0