diff --git a/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt b/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt
index 28bb2a1f033..c1303377ddb 100644
--- a/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt
+++ b/test/jdk/ProblemList.txt
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ sun/tools/jstat/jstatLineCounts4.sh                             8248691,8268211
 
 jdk/incubator/vector/ShortMaxVectorTests.java                   8306592 generic-i586
 jdk/incubator/vector/LoadJsvmlTest.java                         8305390 windows-x64
-jdk/incubator/vector/PreferredSpeciesTest.java#id0              8358217 generic-all
 
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diff --git a/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/PreferredSpeciesTest.java b/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/PreferredSpeciesTest.java
index eb8b0358538..32d44d28ee1 100644
--- a/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/PreferredSpeciesTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/jdk/incubator/vector/PreferredSpeciesTest.java
@@ -133,25 +133,18 @@ public class PreferredSpeciesTest {
     void testLargestShapeFor(Class<?> c) {
         final int S_64_BITS = 64;
         int elemSize = 0;
-        VectorSpecies<?> maxVectorSpecies;
         if (c == byte.class) {
             elemSize = Byte.SIZE;
-            maxVectorSpecies = ByteVector.SPECIES_MAX;
         } else if (c == short.class) {
             elemSize = Short.SIZE;
-            maxVectorSpecies = ShortVector.SPECIES_MAX;
         } else if (c == int.class) {
             elemSize = Integer.SIZE;
-            maxVectorSpecies = IntVector.SPECIES_MAX;
         } else if (c == long.class) {
             elemSize = Long.SIZE;
-            maxVectorSpecies = LongVector.SPECIES_MAX;
         } else if (c == float.class) {
             elemSize = Float.SIZE;
-            maxVectorSpecies = FloatVector.SPECIES_MAX;
         } else if (c == double.class) {
             elemSize = Double.SIZE;
-            maxVectorSpecies = DoubleVector.SPECIES_MAX;
         } else {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bad vector element type: " + c.getName());
         }
@@ -161,11 +154,6 @@ public class PreferredSpeciesTest {
         int maxLaneCount = VectorSupport.getMaxLaneCount(c);
         int max = Math.max(maxLaneCount * elemSize, S_64_BITS);
 
-        //Assert we're using the same element when comparing shapes
-        Assert.assertEquals(c, maxVectorSpecies.elementType());
-
         Assert.assertEquals(vs.vectorBitSize(), max);
-        Assert.assertEquals(vs.vectorBitSize(), maxVectorSpecies.vectorBitSize());
-
     }
 }