diff --git a/pandas/tests/api/test_api.py b/pandas/tests/api/test_api.py
index 57268a51121ad..bb544d2ee81fd 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/api/test_api.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/api/test_api.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 import sys
 
-import pytest
 import pandas as pd
 from pandas import api
 from pandas.util import testing as tm