diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java
index ba67c7242a6f9..c98e6460c1894 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/text/method/ForwardDeleteTest.java
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ public class ForwardDeleteTest {
         // Emoji modifier + ZERO WIDTH JOINER
         state.setByString("| U+1F466 U+1F3FB U+200D U+1F469");
         forwardDelete(state, 0);
+        state.assertEquals("| U+1F469");
+        forwardDelete(state, 0);
         state.assertEquals("|");
 
         // Regional indicator symbol + emoji modifier