diff --git a/awx/main/tests/settings_for_test.py b/awx/main/tests/settings_for_test.py
index 373489de37..5634494c33 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/settings_for_test.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/settings_for_test.py
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 # Python
-from unittest import mock
 import uuid
 
-# patch python-ldap
-with mock.patch('__main__.__builtins__.dir', return_value=[]):
-    import ldap  # NOQA
-
 # Load development settings for base variables.
 from awx.settings.development import *  # NOQA