1 files changed, 0 insertions, 26 deletions
diff --git a/pylint/test/unittest_checkers_utils.py b/pylint/test/unittest_checkers_utils.py
index 5a177a70a..83ba5583f 100644
--- a/pylint/test/unittest_checkers_utils.py
+++ b/pylint/test/unittest_checkers_utils.py
@@ -56,32 +56,6 @@ class UtilsTC(unittest.TestCase):
         name = utils.get_argument_from_call(node, position=0)
         self.assertEqual(name.name, 'a')
 
-    def test_is_import_error(self):
-        import_error, not_import_error = test_utils.extract_node("""
-        try:
-            pass
-        except ImportError: #@
-            pass
-
-        try:
-            pass
-        except AttributeError: #@
-            pass
-        """)
-
-        if __pkginfo__.numversion >= (1, 6, 0):
-            with self.assertRaises(AttributeError):
-                utils.is_import_error
-
-        with warnings.catch_warnings(record=True) as cm:
-            warnings.simplefilter("always")
-
-            self.assertTrue(utils.is_import_error(import_error))
-            self.assertFalse(utils.is_import_error(not_import_error))
-
-        self.assertEqual(len(cm), 2)
-        self.assertIsInstance(cm[0].message, DeprecationWarning)
-
     def test_error_of_type(self):
         nodes = test_utils.extract_node("""
         try: pass