diff --git a/src/trio/_tests/test_testing.py b/src/trio/_tests/test_testing.py
index 1d787f5f49..08c993c402 100644
--- a/src/trio/_tests/test_testing.py
+++ b/src/trio/_tests/test_testing.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 from .._highlevel_generic import StapledStream, aclose_forcefully
 from .._highlevel_socket import SocketListener
 from ..testing import *
-from ..testing._check_streams import _assert_raises
 from ..testing._memory_streams import _UnboundedByteQueue
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
@@ -239,19 +238,6 @@ async def child(i: int) -> None:
 ################################################################
 
 
-async def test__assert_raises() -> None:
-    with pytest.raises(AssertionError):
-        with _assert_raises(RuntimeError):
-            1 + 1  # noqa: B018  # "useless expression"
-
-    with pytest.raises(TypeError):
-        with _assert_raises(RuntimeError):
-            "foo" + 1  # type: ignore[operator] # noqa: B018  # "useless expression"
-
-    with _assert_raises(RuntimeError):
-        raise RuntimeError
-
-
 # This is a private implementation detail, but it's complex enough to be worth
 # testing directly
 async def test__UnboundeByteQueue() -> None: