diff --git a/test/emittertests.cpp b/test/emittertests.cpp
index de3d14c..690de05 100644
--- a/test/emittertests.cpp
+++ b/test/emittertests.cpp
@@ -946,15 +946,6 @@ namespace Test
             desiredOutput = "\"Hello\\nWorld\"";
 		}
         
-		void QuoteQuestionMark(YAML::Emitter& out, std::string& desiredOutput)
-		{
-			out << YAML::BeginMap;
-            out << "a" << "?foo";
-			out << YAML::EndMap;
-            
-            desiredOutput = "a: \"?foo\"";
-		}
-
         ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 		// incorrect emitting
 		
@@ -1176,7 +1167,6 @@ namespace Test
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::HexAndOct, "hex and oct", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::CompactMapWithNewline, "compact map with newline", passed, total);
         RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::ForceSingleQuotedToDouble, "force single quoted to double", passed, total);
-        RunEmitterTest(&Emitter::QuoteQuestionMark, "quote question mark", passed, total);
 		
 		RunEmitterErrorTest(&Emitter::ExtraEndSeq, "extra EndSeq", passed, total);
 		RunEmitterErrorTest(&Emitter::ExtraEndMap, "extra EndMap", passed, total);