diff --git a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
index 03edaa18f..f9557abfb 100644
--- a/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
+++ b/certbot/tests/cli_test.py
@@ -490,12 +490,6 @@ class CLITest(unittest.TestCase):  # pylint: disable=too-many-public-methods
         conflicts += ['--staging']
         self._check_server_conflict_message(short_args, conflicts)
 
-    def test_defaults_global(self):
-        namespace = self._get_argument_parser()([])
-        namespace.webroot_map['example.com'] = '/var/www/html'
-
-        self.assertTrue(cli.DEFAULTS != namespace.webroot_map)
-
     def _certonly_new_request_common(self, mock_client, args=None):
         with mock.patch('certbot.main._treat_as_renewal') as mock_renewal:
             mock_renewal.return_value = ("newcert", None)