diff --git a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_flight.py b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_flight.py
index 7f89c115324..2c53e4f63f2 100644
--- a/python/pyarrow/tests/test_flight.py
+++ b/python/pyarrow/tests/test_flight.py
@@ -56,7 +56,15 @@ def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
             pass
 
     flight = None
-    FlightClient, FlightServerBase = context_like, context_like
+    class MockContextManager:
+        def __enter__(self):
+            return self
+        def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_val, exc_tb):
+            pass
+    class FlightServerBase(MockContextManager):
+        pass
+    class FlightClient(MockContextManager):
+        pass
     ServerAuthHandler, ClientAuthHandler = object, object
     ServerMiddleware, ServerMiddlewareFactory = object, object
     ClientMiddleware, ClientMiddlewareFactory = object, object