diff --git a/tests/src/test/java/org/mozilla/javascript/tests/Test262SuiteTest.java b/tests/src/test/java/org/mozilla/javascript/tests/Test262SuiteTest.java
index c7e3e792a2..5e02c56a95 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/java/org/mozilla/javascript/tests/Test262SuiteTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/test/java/org/mozilla/javascript/tests/Test262SuiteTest.java
@@ -538,12 +538,6 @@ private Scriptable buildScope(Context cx, Test262Case testCase, int optLevel)
 
     private static String extractJSErrorName(RhinoException ex) {
         if (ex instanceof EvaluatorException) {
-            // See. DefaultErrorReporter#error
-            String message = ex.details();
-            if (message.startsWith("TypeError:")) {
-                return "TypeError";
-            }
-
             // there's no universal format to EvaluatorException's
             // for now, just assume that it's a SyntaxError
             return "SyntaxError";