diff --git a/tests/intense/block_tests.cpp b/tests/intense/block_tests.cpp
index f6bca83e..f603fb74 100644
--- a/tests/intense/block_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/intense/block_tests.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
  * ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include <bitset>
 #include <iostream>
 
 #include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
@@ -236,4 +237,77 @@ BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( update_account_keys, database_fixture )
    }
 }
 
+/**
+ *  To have a secure random number we need to ensure that the same
+ *  delegate does not get to produce two blocks in a row.  There is
+ *  always a chance that the last delegate of one round will be the
+ *  first delegate of the next round.
+ *
+ *  This means that when we shuffle delegates we need to make sure
+ *  that there is at least N/2 delegates between consecutive turns
+ *  of the same delegate.    This means that durring the random
+ *  shuffle we need to restrict the placement of delegates to maintain
+ *  this invariant.
+ *
+ *  This test checks the requirement using Monte Carlo approach
+ *  (produce lots of blocks and check the invariant holds).
+ */
+BOOST_FIXTURE_TEST_CASE( delegate_groups_mc_test, database_fixture )
+{
+   try {
+      size_t num_witnesses = db.get_global_properties().active_witnesses.size();
+      size_t dmin = num_witnesses >> 1;
+
+      vector< witness_id_type > cur_round;
+      vector< witness_id_type > full_schedule;
+      // if we make the maximum witness count testable,
+      // we'll need to enlarge this.
+      std::bitset< 0x40 > witness_seen;
+      size_t total_blocks = 1000000;
+
+      cur_round.reserve( num_witnesses );
+      full_schedule.reserve( total_blocks );
+
+      // we assert so the test doesn't continue, which would
+      // corrupt memory
+      assert( num_witnesses <= witness_seen.size() );
+
+      while( full_schedule.size() < total_blocks )
+      {
+         witness_id_type wid = db.get_scheduled_witness( 1 ).first;
+         full_schedule.push_back( wid );
+         cur_round.push_back( wid );
+         if( cur_round.size() == num_witnesses )
+         {
+            wdump( (cur_round) );
+            // check that the current round contains exactly 1 copy
+            // of each witness
+            witness_seen.reset();
+            for( const witness_id_type& w : cur_round )
+            {
+               uint64_t inst = w.instance.value;
+               BOOST_CHECK( !witness_seen.test( inst ) );
+               assert( !witness_seen.test( inst ) );
+               witness_seen.set( inst );
+            }
+            cur_round.clear();
+         }
+         generate_block();
+      }
+
+      for( size_t i=0,m=full_schedule.size(); i<m; i++ )
+      {
+         for( size_t j=i+1,n=std::min( m, i+dmin ); j<n; j++ )
+         {
+            BOOST_CHECK( full_schedule[i] != full_schedule[j] );
+            assert( full_schedule[i] != full_schedule[j] );
+         }
+      }
+
+   } catch (fc::exception& e) {
+      edump((e.to_detail_string()));
+      throw;
+   }
+}
+
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()
diff --git a/tests/tests/operation_tests.cpp b/tests/tests/operation_tests.cpp
index dd669d51..27d4e5d2 100644
--- a/tests/tests/operation_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/tests/operation_tests.cpp
@@ -1969,25 +1969,6 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( witness_withdraw_pay_test )
    BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(witness->accumulated_income.value, 0);
 } FC_LOG_AND_RETHROW() }
 
-/**
- *  To have a secure random number we need to ensure that the same
- *  delegate does not get to produce two blocks in a row.  There is
- *  always a chance that the last delegate of one round will be the
- *  first delegate of the next round.
- *
- *  This means that when we shuffle delegates we need to make sure
- *  that there is at least N/2 delegates between consecutive turns
- *  of the same delegate.    This means that durring the random
- *  shuffle we need to restrict the placement of delegates to maintain
- *  this invariant.
- */
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_EXPECTED_FAILURES( unimp_delegate_groups_test, 1 )
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE( unimp_delegate_groups_test )
-{
-   BOOST_FAIL( "not implemented" );
-}
-
-
 /**
  * This test should simulate a prediction market which means the following:
  *