diff --git a/lib/branch.test.js b/lib/branch.test.js
index 86cd22b9e..55381b806 100644
--- a/lib/branch.test.js
+++ b/lib/branch.test.js
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ describe("branch", () => {
     "core/foo--bar--z",
     "foo/foo-bar",
     "feature/foo",
-    "hotfix/foo",
     "core/foo",
     "asset/foo",
     "documentation/foo",