diff --git a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/node_geometry_tree.cc b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/node_geometry_tree.cc
index efaf3aeec15..0f80f7af775 100644
--- a/source/blender/nodes/geometry/node_geometry_tree.cc
+++ b/source/blender/nodes/geometry/node_geometry_tree.cc
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ static bool geometry_node_tree_socket_type_valid(blender::bke::bNodeTreeType * /
                SOCK_OBJECT,
                SOCK_GEOMETRY,
                SOCK_COLLECTION,
-               SOCK_TEXTURE,
                SOCK_IMAGE,
                SOCK_MATERIAL,
                SOCK_MENU) ||
diff --git a/tests/python/bl_node_group_interface.py b/tests/python/bl_node_group_interface.py
index 4e59c552a10..4fde02a6878 100644
--- a/tests/python/bl_node_group_interface.py
+++ b/tests/python/bl_node_group_interface.py
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ class NodeGroupInterfaceTests:
             return (0.3, 5.0, -42)
         elif (socket_type == "NodeSocketString"):
             return "Hello World!"
-        elif (socket_type == "NodeSocketTexture"):
-            return bpy.data.textures.new("test", 'MAGIC')
         elif (socket_type == "NodeSocketVector"):
             return (4.0, -1.0, 0.0)
 
@@ -93,8 +91,7 @@ class NodeGroupInterfaceTests:
                             "NodeSocketMaterial",
                             "NodeSocketObject",
                             "NodeSocketRotation",
-                            "NodeSocketString",
-                            "NodeSocketTexture"}):
+                            "NodeSocketString"}):
             return cmp_default
         elif (socket_type in {"NodeSocketColor",
                               "NodeSocketVector"}):
@@ -360,7 +357,7 @@ class GeometryNodeGroupInterfaceTest(AbstractNodeGroupInterfaceTest, NodeGroupIn
         self.do_test_socket_type("NodeSocketRotation")
         self.do_test_invalid_socket_type("NodeSocketShader")
         self.do_test_socket_type("NodeSocketString")
-        self.do_test_socket_type("NodeSocketTexture")
+        self.do_test_invalid_socket_type("NodeSocketTexture")
         self.do_test_socket_type("NodeSocketVector")
         self.do_test_invalid_socket_type("NodeSocketVirtual")