diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexing/multiindex/test_getitem.py b/pandas/tests/indexing/multiindex/test_getitem.py
index 9d11827e2923e..5a24800dbeefb 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexing/multiindex/test_getitem.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexing/multiindex/test_getitem.py
@@ -145,23 +145,6 @@ def test_frame_getitem_simple_key_error(
         indexer(df)
 
 
-def test_tuple_string_column_names():
-    # GH#50372
-    mi = MultiIndex.from_tuples([("a", "aa"), ("a", "ab"), ("b", "ba"), ("b", "bb")])
-    df = DataFrame([range(0, 4), range(1, 5), range(2, 6)], columns=mi)
-    df["single_index"] = 0
-
-    df_flat = df.copy()
-    df_flat.columns = df_flat.columns.to_flat_index()
-    df_flat["new_single_index"] = 0
-
-    result = df_flat[[("a", "aa"), "new_single_index"]]
-    expected = DataFrame(
-        [[0, 0], [1, 0], [2, 0]], columns=Index([("a", "aa"), "new_single_index"])
-    )
-    tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
-
-
 def test_frame_getitem_multicolumn_empty_level():
     df = DataFrame({"a": ["1", "2", "3"], "b": ["2", "3", "4"]})
     df.columns = [
@@ -407,4 +390,4 @@ def test_loc_empty_multiindex():
     df.loc[df.loc[df.loc[:, "value"] == 0].index, "value"] = 5
     result = df
     expected = DataFrame([1, 2, 3, 4], index=index, columns=["value"])
-    tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
+    tm.assert_frame_equal(result, expected)
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