diff --git a/tests/unit_tests/test_tallies.py b/tests/unit_tests/test_tallies.py
index bfff741a97..77aef78b41 100644
--- a/tests/unit_tests/test_tallies.py
+++ b/tests/unit_tests/test_tallies.py
@@ -39,3 +39,6 @@ def test_xml_roundtrip(run_in_tmpdir):
     assert new_tally.triggers[0].trigger_type == tally.triggers[0].trigger_type
     assert new_tally.triggers[0].threshold == tally.triggers[0].threshold
     assert new_tally.triggers[0].scores == tally.triggers[0].scores
+    # delete tally and check that new_tallies now has length zero
+    new_tally.openmc_remove_tally_from_tallies(tally.id)
+    assert len(new_tallies) == 0
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