diff --git a/tests/guix-system.sh b/tests/guix-system.sh
index 16c02e6e4c..1dbd5a0b85 100644
--- a/tests/guix-system.sh
+++ b/tests/guix-system.sh
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ for example in gnu/system/examples/*.tmpl; do
 done
 
 # Make sure the desktop image can be built on major architectures.
-for system in x86_64-linux i686-linux aarch64-linux
+for system in x86_64-linux aarch64-linux
 do
     guix system -n image -s "$system" gnu/system/examples/desktop.tmpl
 done