diff --git a/test/syntax_test.rb b/test/syntax_test.rb
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+require "test_helper"
+
+class SyntaxTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
+  include TestHelper
+
+  def test_core_syntax
+    # Ensure no RBS::ParsingError, etc are raised during loading of core
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      loader = RBS::EnvironmentLoader.new(repository: RBS::Repository.new(no_stdlib: false))
+      RBS::Environment.from_loader(loader).resolve_type_names
+    end
+  end
+end