diff --git a/config.tests/xml2/xml2.cpp b/config.tests/xml2/xml2.cpp
index 93bc80c97e717876a4ff5ffb285ad1387f070c42..497653d9c044641b95044ad825c46283a30e356d 100644
--- a/config.tests/xml2/xml2.cpp
+++ b/config.tests/xml2/xml2.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@
 ****************************************************************************/
 
 #include <libxml/xmlversion.h>
-#if defined(LIBXML_CATALOG_ENABLED)
-#error "libxml catalog enabled"
-#endif
 #if !defined(LIBXML_ICU_ENABLED)
 #error "libxml icu not enabled"
 #endif