diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/__init__.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 __all__ = [
     'get_new_dir', 'TestController',
-    'link_to', 'ldap_lib_installed', 'clear_all_caches',
+    'link_to', 'clear_all_caches',
     'assert_session_flash', 'login_user', 'no_newline_id_generator',
     'TESTS_TMP_PATH', 'HG_REPO', 'GIT_REPO', 'SVN_REPO',
     'NEW_HG_REPO', 'NEW_GIT_REPO',
@@ -95,17 +95,6 @@ TEST_HG_REPO_PULL = jn(TESTS_TMP_PATH, '
 TEST_REPO_PREFIX = 'vcs-test'
 
 
-# skip ldap tests if LDAP lib is not installed
-ldap_lib_installed = False
-try:
-    import ldap
-    ldap_lib_installed = True
-except ImportError:
-    ldap = None
-    # means that python-ldap is not installed
-    pass
-
-
 def clear_all_caches():
     from beaker.cache import cache_managers
     for _cache in cache_managers.values():
diff --git a/rhodecode/tests/other/test_validators.py b/rhodecode/tests/other/test_validators.py
--- a/rhodecode/tests/other/test_validators.py
+++ b/rhodecode/tests/other/test_validators.py
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ import pytest
 
 from rhodecode.tests import (
     HG_REPO, TEST_USER_REGULAR2_EMAIL, TEST_USER_REGULAR2_LOGIN,
-    TEST_USER_REGULAR2_PASS, TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN, TESTS_TMP_PATH,
-    ldap_lib_installed)
+    TEST_USER_REGULAR2_PASS, TEST_USER_ADMIN_LOGIN, TESTS_TMP_PATH)
 
 from rhodecode.model import validators as v
 from rhodecode.model.user_group import UserGroupModel