diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
index 4474c22cf8ae7..ed080b29953b4 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
@@ -846,10 +846,6 @@ def test_copying_migrations_to_empty_directory
   end
 
   def test_check_pending_with_stdlib_logger
-    migrations_path = MIGRATIONS_ROOT + "/valid"
-    ActiveRecord::Migrator.migrations_paths = migrations_path
-    ActiveRecord::Migrator.up migrations_path
-
     old, ActiveRecord::Base.logger = ActiveRecord::Base.logger, ::Logger.new($stdout)
     quietly do
       assert_nothing_raised { ActiveRecord::Migration::CheckPending.new(Proc.new {}).call({}) }