diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_scheduler.py b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
index f6d466503e2..dbd6a2a9a70 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/scheduler/test_scheduler.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 """
 
 import mock
-import testtools
 
 from nova import context
 from nova import objects
@@ -64,14 +63,6 @@ def test_init_using_caching_schedulerdriver(self,
         driver = self.manager_cls().driver
         self.assertIsInstance(driver, caching_scheduler.CachingScheduler)
 
-    @mock.patch.object(host_manager.HostManager, '_init_instance_info')
-    @mock.patch.object(host_manager.HostManager, '_init_aggregates')
-    def test_init_nonexist_schedulerdriver(self,
-                                           mock_init_agg,
-                                           mock_init_inst):
-        with testtools.ExpectedException(ValueError):
-            self.flags(driver='nonexist_scheduler', group='scheduler')
-
 
 class SchedulerManagerTestCase(test.NoDBTestCase):
     """Test case for scheduler manager."""