diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
index 3521f0c3..3ee90f34 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def get_last_voted_block_id(connection, node_pubkey):
 
 
 @register_query(RethinkDBConnection)
-def get_new_blocks_feed(connection, start_block_id):
+def get_new_blocks_feed(connection, start_block_id):  # pragma: no cover
     logger.warning('RethinkDB changefeed unable to resume from given block: %s',
                    start_block_id)
     # In order to get blocks in the correct order, it may be acceptable to
diff --git a/tests/pipelines/test_vote.py b/tests/pipelines/test_vote.py
index b61b3cb4..c170cd04 100644
--- a/tests/pipelines/test_vote.py
+++ b/tests/pipelines/test_vote.py
@@ -584,18 +584,3 @@ def test_vote_no_double_inclusion(b):
     b.write_block(block)
     r = vote.Vote().validate_tx(tx, 'other_block_id', 1)
     assert r == (False, 'other_block_id', 1)
-
-
-@pytest.mark.genesis
-def test_vote_changefeed(b):
-    from bigchaindb.pipelines import vote
-    from multiprocessing import Queue
-
-    changefeed = vote.get_changefeed()
-    changefeed.outqueue = Queue()
-    changefeed.start()
-    tx = dummy_tx(b)
-    block = b.create_block([tx])
-    b.write_block(block)
-    assert changefeed.outqueue.get() == block.decouple_assets()[1]
-    changefeed.terminate()