diff --git a/testing/test_pdb.py b/testing/test_pdb.py
index e84c99941..d96c460c3 100644
--- a/testing/test_pdb.py
+++ b/testing/test_pdb.py
@@ -479,13 +479,6 @@ class TestDebuggingBreakpoints(object):
         if sys.version_info.major == 2 and sys.version_info.minor == 7:
             assert SUPPORTS_BREAKPOINT_BUILTIN is False
 
-    @pytest.mark.skipif(not SUPPORTS_BREAKPOINT_BUILTIN, reason="Requires breakpoint() builtin")
-    def test_sys_breakpointhook_is_pytest_PDB(self):
-        """
-        Test that sys.breakpointhook by default is set to pytest's internal class.
-        """
-        assert sys.breakpointhook == pytestPDB.set_trace
-
     @pytest.mark.skipif(not SUPPORTS_BREAKPOINT_BUILTIN, reason="Requires breakpoint() builtin")
     @pytest.mark.parametrize('arg', ['--pdb', ''])
     def test_sys_breakpointhook_configure_and_unconfigure(self, testdir, arg):