diff --git a/test_conformance/api/negative_platform.cpp b/test_conformance/api/negative_platform.cpp
index 7d9de5df..861d4748 100644
--- a/test_conformance/api/negative_platform.cpp
+++ b/test_conformance/api/negative_platform.cpp
@@ -42,18 +42,9 @@ int test_negative_get_platform_info(cl_device_id deviceID, cl_context context,
 {
     cl_platform_id platform = getPlatformFromDevice(deviceID);
 
-    cl_int err =
-        clGetPlatformInfo(reinterpret_cast<cl_platform_id>(deviceID),
-                          CL_PLATFORM_VERSION, sizeof(char*), nullptr, nullptr);
-    test_failure_error_ret(
-        err, CL_INVALID_PLATFORM,
-        "clGetPlatformInfo should return CL_INVALID_PLATFORM  when: \"platform "
-        "is not a valid platform\" using a valid object which is NOT a "
-        "platform",
-        TEST_FAIL);
-
     constexpr cl_platform_info INVALID_PARAM_VALUE = 0;
-    err = clGetPlatformInfo(platform, INVALID_PARAM_VALUE, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
+    cl_int err =
+        clGetPlatformInfo(platform, INVALID_PARAM_VALUE, 0, nullptr, nullptr);
     test_failure_error_ret(
         err, CL_INVALID_VALUE,
         "clGetPlatformInfo should return CL_INVALID_VALUE when: \"param_name "