diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index ebbcc110..e001465c 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from pymongo import MongoClient
 
 from bigchaindb import ValidatorElection
 from bigchaindb.common import crypto
-from bigchaindb.log import setup_logging
 from bigchaindb.tendermint_utils import key_from_base64
 from bigchaindb.backend import schema, query
 from bigchaindb.common.crypto import (key_pair_from_ed25519_key,