diff --git a/tests/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_metadata.py
index 527683ee..2383773e 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -398,42 +398,3 @@ def test_prevent_gs_invalid_xml(resources, outdir):
     # Ensure we did not carry the nul forward.
     assert contents.find(b'�', xmp_start, xmp_end) == -1, "found escaped nul"
     assert contents.find(b'\x00', xmp_start, xmp_end) == -1
-
-
-@pytest.mark.xfail(
-    ghostscript.version() >= Version('10.01.2'),
-    reason=(
-        "Ghostscript now exits with an error on invalid DocumentInfo, defeating "
-        "this test.",
-    ),
-)
-def test_malformed_docinfo(caplog, resources, outdir):
-    generate_pdfa_ps(outdir / 'pdfa.ps')
-
-    with pikepdf.open(resources / 'trivial.pdf') as pdf:
-        pdf.trailer.Info = pikepdf.Stream(pdf, b"<xml></xml>")
-        pdf.save(outdir / 'layers.rendered.pdf', fix_metadata_version=False)
-
-    _, options, _ = get_parser_options_plugins(
-        args=[
-            '-j',
-            '1',
-            '--output-type',
-            'pdfa-2',
-            'a.pdf',
-            'b.pdf',
-        ]
-    )
-    pdfinfo = PdfInfo(outdir / 'layers.rendered.pdf')
-    context = PdfContext(
-        options, outdir, outdir / 'layers.rendered.pdf', pdfinfo, get_plugin_manager([])
-    )
-
-    convert_to_pdfa(
-        str(outdir / 'layers.rendered.pdf'), str(outdir / 'pdfa.ps'), context
-    )
-
-    print(caplog.records)
-    assert any(
-        'malformed DocumentInfo block' in record.message for record in caplog.records
-    )