diff --git a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
index 1be7480..b2d053d 100644
--- a/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
+++ b/tempest/tests/compute/servers/test_list_servers_negative.py
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@
         self.assertEqual('200', resp['status'])
         self.assertEqual([], servers)
 
-    def test_list_servers_pass_numeric_status(self):
-        """Return an error when a numeric value for status is specified"""
-        self.assertRaises(exceptions.BadRequest, self.client.list_servers,
-                          {'status': 1})
-
     def test_list_servers_by_limits(self):
         """List servers by specifying limits"""
         resp, body = self.client.list_servers({'limit': 1})