diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py
index 1023ae49625ba106202b532f4f21e9f4e41cc18c..de2f78383955cd9c6c443cbe4158b78f20c4ff73 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/test/clients/test_mib_loading.py
@@ -16,20 +16,6 @@ class TestMibLoading(base.TestCase):
     # mib file is in a folder that is in the same folder as this test
     rel_dir = "SNMP_mib_loading"
 
-
-    def test_load(self):
-        """"
-        This test tests the loading of pymib files.
-        It does this by trying to load a test pymib file named TEST-MIB.py in /SNMP_pymibs
-        """
-
-        # if any of this fails the test is considered unsuccessful
-        abs_dir = path.dirname(__file__) + self.rel_dir
-        loader = mib_loader(abs_dir)
-        loader.load_pymib(self.mib)
-
-        self.assertTrue(True)
-
     def test_content(self):
         """
         This file contains a 1 variable named: testNamedValue with oid "9.8.7.6.5.4.3.2.1" with named values: ("A", 1), ("B", 2), ("C", 3), ("D", 4)
@@ -37,7 +23,6 @@ class TestMibLoading(base.TestCase):
 
         """
 
-        # same as before
         abs_dir = path.dirname(__file__) + self.rel_dir
         loader = mib_loader(abs_dir)
         loader.load_pymib(self.mib)