diff --git a/sphinx/testing/util.py b/sphinx/testing/util.py
index c7b48e5f2..807adfcfe 100644
--- a/sphinx/testing/util.py
+++ b/sphinx/testing/util.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ from xml.etree import ElementTree
 
 from six import string_types
 
-import pytest
-
 from docutils import nodes
 from docutils.parsers.rst import directives, roles