diff --git a/tests/test_basics.py b/tests/test_basics.py
index 6b5da933bf8e741f5f0dd1c3dcb9011027a0d307..07df21c97fa1dbb09b458337cfe65446c7b1dea5 100644
--- a/tests/test_basics.py
+++ b/tests/test_basics.py
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ class TestBasicFunction(unittest.TestCase):
         modPath = os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
         sys.path.insert(0, modPath)
 
-    def test_running(self):
-        """
-        Test that the suite is running correctly
-        """
-        self.assertTrue(False)
-
     def test_python_imports(self):
         """
         Test imports