diff --git a/gtk/tests/stylecontext.c b/gtk/tests/stylecontext.c
index cd5f30b95d..13fb29f305 100644
--- a/gtk/tests/stylecontext.c
+++ b/gtk/tests/stylecontext.c
@@ -1,23 +1,5 @@
 #include <gtk/gtk.h>
 
-static void
-test_parse_empty (void)
-{
-  GtkCssProvider *provider;
-  GError *error;
-  gboolean res;
-
-  provider = gtk_css_provider_new ();
-  error = NULL;
-  res = gtk_css_provider_load_from_data (provider, "", -1, &error);
-
-  g_assert (res);
-  g_assert_no_error (error);
-  g_clear_error (&error);
-
-  g_object_unref (provider);
-}
-
 static void
 test_parse_selectors (void)
 {
@@ -469,7 +451,6 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   gtk_init (NULL, NULL);
   g_test_init (&argc, &argv, NULL);
 
-  g_test_add_func ("/style/parse/empty", test_parse_empty);
   g_test_add_func ("/style/parse/selectors", test_parse_selectors);
   g_test_add_func ("/style/parse/declarations", test_parse_declarations);
   g_test_add_func ("/style/path", test_path);
diff --git a/tests/css/parser/Makefile.am b/tests/css/parser/Makefile.am
index 47dc014b2a..86f1f0ee60 100644
--- a/tests/css/parser/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/css/parser/Makefile.am
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
 	does-not-exist.css \
 	does-not-exist.errors \
 	does-not-exist.ref.css \
+	empty.css \
 	enum.css \
 	enum.errors \
 	enum.ref.css \
diff --git a/tests/css/parser/empty.css b/tests/css/parser/empty.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2