diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_imports.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_imports.py
index 04d83f4..88caef0 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_imports.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_imports.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@ def test_import_crashhandler():
 def test_import_debugger():
     from IPython.core import debugger
 
-def test_import_fakemodule():
-    from IPython.core import fakemodule
-
 def test_import_excolors():
     from IPython.core import excolors