diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestSchemaUpdate.java b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestSchemaUpdate.java
index fb942dde2aa2..5325e4013c68 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestSchemaUpdate.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/apache/iceberg/TestSchemaUpdate.java
@@ -1181,6 +1181,17 @@ public void testDeleteMapKey() {
         .hasMessageStartingWith("Cannot delete map keys");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testDeleteMapValue() {
+    assertThatThrownBy(
+            () ->
+                new SchemaUpdate(SCHEMA, SCHEMA_LAST_COLUMN_ID)
+                    .deleteColumn("locations.value")
+                    .apply())
+        .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
+        .hasMessageStartingWith("Cannot delete value type from map");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testAddFieldToMapKey() {
     assertThatThrownBy(