diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/prepare.out b/src/test/regress/expected/prepare.out
index 853cbed248e..5815e17b39c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/prepare.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/prepare.out
@@ -184,11 +184,6 @@ SELECT name, statement, parameter_types, result_types FROM pg_prepared_statement
       |     UPDATE tenk1 SET stringu1 = $2 WHERE unique1 = $1;           |                                                    | 
 (6 rows)
 
--- max parameter number and one above
-PREPARE q9 AS SELECT $268435455, $268435456;
-ERROR:  there is no parameter $268435456
-LINE 1: PREPARE q9 AS SELECT $268435455, $268435456;
-                                         ^
 -- test DEALLOCATE ALL;
 DEALLOCATE ALL;
 SELECT name, statement, parameter_types FROM pg_prepared_statements
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/prepare.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/prepare.sql
index 1536f802d5e..c6098dc95ce 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/prepare.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/prepare.sql
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ PREPARE q8 AS
 SELECT name, statement, parameter_types, result_types FROM pg_prepared_statements
     ORDER BY name;
 
--- max parameter number and one above
-PREPARE q9 AS SELECT $268435455, $268435456;
-
 -- test DEALLOCATE ALL;
 DEALLOCATE ALL;
 SELECT name, statement, parameter_types FROM pg_prepared_statements