diff --git a/verboselogs/tests.py b/verboselogs/tests.py
index c8759f2..640c002 100644
--- a/verboselogs/tests.py
+++ b/verboselogs/tests.py
@@ -61,17 +61,6 @@ class VerboseLogsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         method(message)
         logger._log.assert_called_with(level, message, ())
 
-    def test_pylint_plugin(self):
-        """Test the :mod:`verboselogs.pylint` module."""
-        saved_args = sys.argv
-        try:
-            sys.argv = ['pylint', '--load-plugins', 'verboselogs.pylint', '--errors-only', 'verboselogs']
-            __import__('pylint').run_pylint()
-        except SystemExit:
-            pass
-        finally:
-            sys.argv = saved_args
-
 
 def random_string(length=25):
     """Generate a random string."""