diff --git a/adam-cli/src/test/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/cli/AboutSuite.scala b/adam-cli/src/test/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/cli/AboutSuite.scala
index 452bfa3abd..2734a29ee8 100644
--- a/adam-cli/src/test/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/cli/AboutSuite.scala
+++ b/adam-cli/src/test/scala/org/bdgenomics/adam/cli/AboutSuite.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class AboutSuite extends FunSuite {
   test("template variables have been replaced") {
     assert(about.artifactId !== "${project.artifactId}")
     assert(about.buildTimestamp !== "${maven.build.timestamp}")
-    assert(about.commit !== "${git.commit.id}")
     assert(about.hadoopVersion !== "${hadoop.version}")
     assert(about.scalaVersion !== "${scala.version}")
     assert(about.sparkVersion !== "${spark.version}")
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ class AboutSuite extends FunSuite {
   test("templated values are not empty") {
     assert(about.artifactId.nonEmpty)
     assert(about.buildTimestamp.nonEmpty)
-    assert(about.commit.nonEmpty)
     assert(about.hadoopVersion.nonEmpty)
     assert(about.scalaVersion.nonEmpty)
     assert(about.sparkVersion.nonEmpty)