diff --git a/plugins/inputs/filestat/filestat_test.go b/plugins/inputs/filestat/filestat_test.go
index 1a9aa73dd..a404869d9 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/filestat/filestat_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/filestat/filestat_test.go
@@ -25,9 +25,8 @@ func TestGatherNoMd5(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log1.log",
 	}
 	fields1 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields1, tags1)
 
@@ -35,9 +34,8 @@ func TestGatherNoMd5(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log2.log",
 	}
 	fields2 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields2, tags2)
 
@@ -67,10 +65,9 @@ func TestGatherExplicitFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log1.log",
 	}
 	fields1 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes":					int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
-		"md5_sum":    				"d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
+		"md5_sum":    "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields1, tags1)
 
@@ -78,9 +75,8 @@ func TestGatherExplicitFiles(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log2.log",
 	}
 	fields2 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 		"md5_sum":    "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields2, tags2)
@@ -109,9 +105,8 @@ func TestGatherGlob(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log1.log",
 	}
 	fields1 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 		"md5_sum":    "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields1, tags1)
@@ -120,9 +115,8 @@ func TestGatherGlob(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log2.log",
 	}
 	fields2 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 		"md5_sum":    "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields2, tags2)
@@ -143,9 +137,8 @@ func TestGatherSuperAsterisk(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log1.log",
 	}
 	fields1 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 		"md5_sum":    "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields1, tags1)
@@ -154,9 +147,8 @@ func TestGatherSuperAsterisk(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "log2.log",
 	}
 	fields2 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(0),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
+		"size_bytes": int64(0),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
 		"md5_sum":    "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields2, tags2)
@@ -165,10 +157,9 @@ func TestGatherSuperAsterisk(t *testing.T) {
 		"file": dir + "test.conf",
 	}
 	fields3 := map[string]interface{}{
-		"size_bytes": 				int64(104),
-		"exists":     				int64(1),
-		"modification_time": 	int64(1)
-		"md5_sum":    				"5a7e9b77fa25e7bb411dbd17cf403c1f",
+		"size_bytes": int64(104),
+		"exists":     int64(1),
+		"md5_sum":    "5a7e9b77fa25e7bb411dbd17cf403c1f",
 	}
 	acc.AssertContainsTaggedFields(t, "filestat", fields3, tags3)
 }