diff --git a/library/std/src/path/tests.rs b/library/std/src/path/tests.rs
index ff94fda5a227b..bf512ac674096 100644
--- a/library/std/src/path/tests.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/path/tests.rs
@@ -1392,3 +1392,13 @@ fn into_rc() {
     assert_eq!(&*rc2, path);
     assert_eq!(&*arc2, path);
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn prefix_const() {
+    // test that the methods of `Prefix` are usable in a const context
+
+    const PREFIX: Prefix<'_> = Prefix::Disk(2);
+
+    const IS_VERBATIM: bool = PREFIX.is_verbatim();
+    assert!(!IS_VERBATIM);
+}
diff --git a/src/test/ui/consts/std/path.rs b/src/test/ui/consts/std/path.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index af6f99b8c07a3..0000000000000
--- a/src/test/ui/consts/std/path.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-// run-pass
-
-use std::path::Prefix;
-
-fn main() {
-    const PREFIX : Prefix = Prefix::Disk(2);
-
-    const IS_VERBATIM : bool = PREFIX.is_verbatim();
-    assert!(!IS_VERBATIM);
-}