diff --git a/testsuite/cmake/test_install.sh b/testsuite/cmake/test_install.sh
index d70cc6de348..2e8fbc44fc5 100755
--- a/testsuite/cmake/test_install.sh
+++ b/testsuite/cmake/test_install.sh
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ function test_install() {
     assert_file_exists "${filepath}"
   done
 
-  # check the espressomd module can be imported from python3 and pypresso
-  assert_return_code "@PYTHON_EXECUTABLE@" -c "import sys;sys.path.insert(0, '@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@Python_SITEARCH@');import espressomd"
+  # check the espressomd module can be imported from pypresso
   assert_return_code "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/bin/pypresso" -c "import espressomd"
 }