diff --git a/tests/backend/test_generics.py b/tests/backend/test_generics.py
index 2049d72b..956b698f 100644
--- a/tests/backend/test_generics.py
+++ b/tests/backend/test_generics.py
@@ -68,33 +68,6 @@ def test_changefeed_class(changefeed_class_func_name, args_qty):
         changefeed_class_func(None, *range(args_qty))
 
 
-@patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.create_indexes',
-       autospec=True, return_value=None)
-@patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.create_tables',
-       autospec=True, return_value=None)
-@patch('bigchaindb.backend.schema.create_database',
-       autospec=True, return_value=None)
-def test_init_database(mock_create_database, mock_create_tables,
-                       mock_create_indexes):
-    from bigchaindb.backend.schema import init_database
-    from bigchaindb.backend.rethinkdb.connection import RethinkDBConnection
-    from bigchaindb.backend.mongodb.connection import MongoDBConnection
-
-    # rethinkdb
-    conn = RethinkDBConnection('host', 'port', 'dbname')
-    init_database(connection=conn, dbname='mickeymouse')
-    mock_create_database.assert_called_with(conn, 'mickeymouse')
-    mock_create_tables.assert_called_with(conn, 'mickeymouse')
-    mock_create_indexes.assert_called_with(conn, 'mickeymouse')
-
-    # mongodb
-    conn = MongoDBConnection('host', 'port', 'dbname', replicaset='rs')
-    init_database(connection=conn, dbname='mickeymouse')
-    mock_create_database.assert_called_with(conn, 'mickeymouse')
-    mock_create_tables.assert_called_with(conn, 'mickeymouse')
-    mock_create_indexes.assert_called_with(conn, 'mickeymouse')
-
-
 @mark.parametrize('admin_func_name,kwargs', (
     ('get_config', {'table': None}),
     ('reconfigure', {'table': None, 'shards': None, 'replicas': None}),