diff --git a/tests/test_updater.py b/tests/test_updater.py
deleted file mode 100644
index f1458b400..000000000
--- a/tests/test_updater.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-import os
-
-from dvc.updater import Updater
-
-from tests.basic_env import TestDvc
-
-
-class TestDvcUpdater(TestDvc):
-    def test(self):
-        # NOTE: need to temporarily unset CI env to allow updater to work
-        env = os.environ.copy()
-        del os.environ['CI']
-
-        self.dvc.updater.check()
-        self.dvc.updater.check()
-        self.dvc.updater.check()
-
-        os.environ = env