diff --git a/test/fixtures/test-runner/node_modules/test-nm.js b/test/fixtures/test-runner/node_modules/test-nm.js
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index 30024eab1f17e4..00000000000000
--- a/test/fixtures/test-runner/node_modules/test-nm.js
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@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-'use strict';
-throw new Error('thrown from node_modules');