diff --git a/src/test/linters/lint.provider.test.ts b/src/test/linters/lint.provider.test.ts
index 023ee86223be..51e49d3d35b9 100644
--- a/src/test/linters/lint.provider.test.ts
+++ b/src/test/linters/lint.provider.test.ts
@@ -113,16 +113,6 @@ suite('Linting - Provider', () => {
         engine.verify(x => x.lintDocument(document.object, 'save'), TypeMoq.Times.never());
     });
 
-    test('Lint on change interpreters', () => {
-        const e = new vscode.EventEmitter<void>();
-        interpreterService.setup(x => x.onDidChangeInterpreter).returns(() => e.event);
-
-        // tslint:disable-next-line:no-unused-variable
-        const provider = new LinterProvider(context.object, serviceContainer);
-        e.fire();
-        engine.verify(x => x.lintOpenPythonFiles(), TypeMoq.Times.once());
-    });
-
     test('Lint on save pylintrc', async () => {
         docManager.setup(x => x.onDidSaveTextDocument).returns(() => emitter.event);
         document.setup(x => x.uri).returns(() => vscode.Uri.file('.pylintrc'));