diff --git a/tests/iotests.cpp b/tests/iotests.cpp
index 26e2ee4..cadbb7f 100644
--- a/tests/iotests.cpp
+++ b/tests/iotests.cpp
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ void IoTests::testAnsiEscapeCodes()
     ss1 << EscapeCodes::color(EscapeCodes::Color::Blue, EscapeCodes::Color::Red, EscapeCodes::TextAttribute::Blink)
         << "blue, blinking text on red background" << EscapeCodes::TextAttribute::Reset << '\n';
     cout << "\noutput for formatting with ANSI escape codes:\n" << ss1.str() << "---------------------------------------------\n";
-    fstream("/tmp/test.txt", ios_base::out | ios_base::trunc) << ss1.str();
     CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL("\033[1;31mError: \033[0m\033[1msome error\033[0m\n"
                          "\033[1;33mWarning: \033[0m\033[1msome warning\033[0m\n"
                          "\033[1;34mInfo: \033[0m\033[1msome info\033[0m\n"