diff --git a/header-only/tests/test_1542-array-builder.cpp b/header-only/tests/test_1542-array-builder.cpp
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--- a/header-only/tests/test_1542-array-builder.cpp
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-// BSD 3-Clause License; see https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/main/LICENSE
-
-#include "awkward/builder/ArrayBuilder.h"
-
-#include <complex>
-#include <cassert>
-
-int main(int /* argc */, const char ** /* argv */) {
-
-  auto a = awkward::ArrayBuilder({10, 1});
-  for (int64_t i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
-    a.integer(1);
-    a.integer(2);
-  }
-  assert(a.length() == 200);
-
-  for (int64_t i = 0; i < 20; i++) {
-    a.real(3.3);
-  }
-  assert(a.length() == 220);
-
-  for (int64_t i = 0; i < 2000; i++) {
-    a.integer(4);
-    a.integer(5);
-  }
-  assert(a.length() == 4220);
-
-  return 0;
-}