diff --git a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
index 81078bd5b83..4f69424386d 100644
--- a/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/python/kernel_tests/boosted_trees/resource_ops_test.py
@@ -39,127 +39,10 @@ class ResourceOpsTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
       ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble('ensemble')
       resources.initialize_resources(resources.shared_resources()).run()
     _p("testCreate 2", file=sys.stderr)
-
-  @test_util.run_deprecated_v1
-  def testCreateWithProto(self):
-    _p("testCreateWithProto 1", file=sys.stderr)
     with self.cached_session():
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 2", file=sys.stderr)
-      ensemble_proto = boosted_trees_pb2.TreeEnsemble()
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 3", file=sys.stderr)
-      text_format.Merge(
-          """
-        trees {
-          nodes {
-            bucketized_split {
-              feature_id: 4
-              left_id: 1
-              right_id: 2
-            }
-            metadata {
-              gain: 7.62
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            bucketized_split {
-              threshold: 21
-              left_id: 3
-              right_id: 4
-            }
-            metadata {
-              gain: 1.4
-              original_leaf {
-                scalar: 7.14
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            bucketized_split {
-              feature_id: 1
-              threshold: 7
-              left_id: 5
-              right_id: 6
-            }
-            metadata {
-              gain: 2.7
-              original_leaf {
-                scalar: -4.375
-              }
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            leaf {
-              scalar: 6.54
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            leaf {
-              scalar: 7.305
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            leaf {
-              scalar: -4.525
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            leaf {
-              scalar: -4.145
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        trees {
-          nodes {
-            bucketized_split {
-              feature_id: 75
-              threshold: 21
-              left_id: 1
-              right_id: 2
-            }
-            metadata {
-              gain: -1.4
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            leaf {
-              scalar: -0.6
-            }
-          }
-          nodes {
-            leaf {
-              scalar: 0.165
-            }
-          }
-        }
-        tree_weights: 0.15
-        tree_weights: 1.0
-        tree_metadata {
-          num_layers_grown: 2
-          is_finalized: true
-        }
-        tree_metadata {
-          num_layers_grown: 1
-          is_finalized: false
-        }
-        growing_metadata {
-          num_trees_attempted: 2
-          num_layers_attempted: 6
-          last_layer_node_start: 16
-          last_layer_node_end: 19
-        }
-      """, ensemble_proto)
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 4", file=sys.stderr)
-      ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble(
-          'ensemble',
-          stamp_token=7,
-          serialized_proto=ensemble_proto.SerializeToString())
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 5", file=sys.stderr)
-      r = resources.shared_resources()
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 6", file=sys.stderr)
-      r=resources.initialize_resources(r)
-      _p("testCreateWithProto 7", file=sys.stderr)
-      #r.run()
-      #_p("testCreateWithProto 8", file=sys.stderr)
+      ensemble = boosted_trees_ops.TreeEnsemble('ensemble')
+      resources.initialize_resources(resources.shared_resources()).run()
+    _p("testCreate 3", file=sys.stderr)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':