diff --git a/test/test_pep257.py b/test/test_pep257.py
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--- a/test/test_pep257.py
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-# Copyright 2015 Open Source Robotics Foundation, Inc.
-#
-# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-# You may obtain a copy of the License at
-#
-#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-#
-# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-# limitations under the License.
-
-from ament_pep257.main import main
-import pytest
-
-
-@pytest.mark.linter
-@pytest.mark.pep257
-def test_pep257():
-    rc = main(argv=['.', 'test'])
-    assert rc == 0, 'Found code style errors / warnings'