diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_queries.py b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_queries.py
index 5c341d7d6..70854c785 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_queries.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailsearch/tests/test_queries.py
@@ -102,45 +102,6 @@ class TestQueryPopularity(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(popular_queries[1], models.Query.get("popular query"))
         self.assertEqual(popular_queries[2], models.Query.get("little popular query"))
 
-    @unittest.expectedFailure # Time based popularity isn't implemented yet
-    def test_query_popularity_over_time(self):
-        today = timezone.now().date()
-        two_days_ago = today - datetime.timedelta(days=2)
-        a_week_ago = today - datetime.timedelta(days=7)
-        a_month_ago = today - datetime.timedelta(days=30)
-
-        # Add 10 hits to a query that was very popular query a month ago
-        for i in range(10):
-            models.Query.get("old popular query").add_hit(date=a_month_ago)
-
-        # Add 5 hits to a query that is was popular 2 days ago
-        for i in range(5):
-            models.Query.get("new popular query").add_hit(date=two_days_ago)
-
-        # Get most popular queries
-        popular_queries = models.Query.get_most_popular()
-
-        # Old popular query should be most popular
-        self.assertEqual(popular_queries.count(), 2)
-        self.assertEqual(popular_queries[0], models.Query.get("old popular query"))
-        self.assertEqual(popular_queries[1], models.Query.get("new popular query"))
-
-        # Get most popular queries for past week
-        past_week_popular_queries = models.Query.get_most_popular(date_since=a_week_ago)
-
-        # Only new popular query should be in this list
-        self.assertEqual(past_week_popular_queries.count(), 1)
-        self.assertEqual(past_week_popular_queries[0], models.Query.get("new popular query"))
-
-        # Old popular query gets a couple more hits!
-        for i in range(2):
-            models.Query.get("old popular query").add_hit()
-
-        # Old popular query should now be in the most popular queries
-        self.assertEqual(past_week_popular_queries.count(), 2)
-        self.assertEqual(past_week_popular_queries[0], models.Query.get("new popular query"))
-        self.assertEqual(past_week_popular_queries[1], models.Query.get("old popular query"))
-
 
 class TestGarbageCollectCommand(TestCase):
     def test_garbage_collect_command(self):