diff --git a/tests/ui/unnecessary_flat_map.rs b/tests/ui/unnecessary_flat_map.rs
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index 00000000000..d0072eca9d2
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+++ b/tests/ui/unnecessary_flat_map.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#![warn(clippy::flat_map)]
+
+fn main() {
+    let iterator = [[0, 1], [2, 3], [4, 5]].iter();
+    iterator.flat_map(|x| x);
+}
diff --git a/tests/ui/unnecessary_flat_map.stderr b/tests/ui/unnecessary_flat_map.stderr
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index 00000000000..9ebef07f1b7
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+++ b/tests/ui/unnecessary_flat_map.stderr
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+error: called `flat_map(|x| x)` on an `Iterator`. This can be simplified by calling `flatten().`
+  --> $DIR/unnecessary_flat_map.rs:5:5
+   |
+LL |     iterator.flat_map(|x| x);
+   |     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+   |
+   = note: `-D clippy::flat-map` implied by `-D warnings`
+
+error: aborting due to previous error
+