diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index ad2db065..02bbcc3a 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 Unit tests for api module
 """
 
-from ensembl.production.metadata.api import load_database
-
 
 def test_load_database():
     """Test api.load_database function"""