diff --git a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/trace/test_globals.py b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/trace/test_globals.py
index 70f07c04440..ab57ff018ab 100644
--- a/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/trace/test_globals.py
+++ b/opentelemetry-sdk/tests/trace/test_globals.py
@@ -23,6 +23,3 @@ def test_tracer_provider_override_warning(self):
                 ],
             )
         self.assertIs(tracer_provider, trace.get_tracer_provider())
-
-    def test_fail(self):
-        assert False