diff --git a/unittests/common.py b/unittests/common.py
index 93ca8175..f2032b99 100644
--- a/unittests/common.py
+++ b/unittests/common.py
@@ -396,9 +396,6 @@ def __next__(self):
     def next(self):
         return self.read(8192)
 
-    def close(self):
-        pass
-
 
 def _is_xml(content):
     try: