diff --git a/src/Caliburn.Micro.Tests.NET45/ScopeNamingRouteTests.cs b/src/Caliburn.Micro.Tests.NET45/ScopeNamingRouteTests.cs
index e342ef9e..3681ef27 100644
--- a/src/Caliburn.Micro.Tests.NET45/ScopeNamingRouteTests.cs
+++ b/src/Caliburn.Micro.Tests.NET45/ScopeNamingRouteTests.cs
@@ -76,17 +76,6 @@ public void CannotAddDisjointHops()
             Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => route.AddHop(d3, d4));
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public void RootMustBePartOfPathIfAnyHops()
-        {
-            var route = new BindingScope.ScopeNamingRoute();
-            var d1 = new DependencyObject();
-            var d2 = new DependencyObject();
-
-            route.AddHop(d1, d2);
-            Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => route.Root = new DependencyObject());
-        }
-
         [Fact]
         public void RootCanBeSetIfNoHops()
         {