diff --git a/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf b/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf
index bf0bbd659f..c0688f9104 100644
--- a/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf
+++ b/tests/data/slapd-acl.conf
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ access		to filter="objectclass=person" attr=userpassword
 		by self write
 
 access		to dn.children="ou=Alumni Association, ou=People, o=University of Michigan, c=US"
-		by dn="^$" +x continue
 		by dn.regex=".+,o=University of Michigan,c=US" +c continue
 		by dn.subtree="o=University of Michigan, c=US" +rs continue
 		by * stop