diff --git a/hail/python/test/hail/utils/test_hl_hadoop_and_hail_fs.py b/hail/python/test/hail/utils/test_hl_hadoop_and_hail_fs.py
index d275ff3751a..8355ee113a6 100644
--- a/hail/python/test/hail/utils/test_hl_hadoop_and_hail_fs.py
+++ b/hail/python/test/hail/utils/test_hl_hadoop_and_hail_fs.py
@@ -7,11 +7,6 @@
 from hail.utils import hadoop_open, hadoop_copy
 from hailtop.utils import secret_alnum_string
 from hail.utils.java import FatalError
-from ..helpers import startTestHailContext, stopTestHailContext, fails_service_backend
-
-
-setUpModule = startTestHailContext
-tearDownModule = stopTestHailContext
 
 
 def touch(fs, filename: str):