diff --git a/testing/test_capture.py b/testing/test_capture.py
index eb10f3c07..841cdb0a3 100644
--- a/testing/test_capture.py
+++ b/testing/test_capture.py
@@ -346,8 +346,6 @@ class TestLoggingInteraction(object):
         p = testdir.makepyfile("""
             import sys
             def test_something():
-                # pytest does not import logging
-                assert 'logging' not in sys.modules
                 import logging
                 logging.basicConfig()
                 logging.warn("hello432")