diff --git a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py
index 0fc7012a..d02a8fde 100644
--- a/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py
+++ b/tests/backend/localmongodb/test_schema.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 AND CC-BY-4.0)
 # Code is Apache-2.0 and docs are CC-BY-4.0
 
-import pytest
-
 
 def test_init_creates_db_tables_and_indexes():
     import bigchaindb