diff --git a/modules/cache/cache_test.go b/modules/cache/cache_test.go
index 0e7e7a647c..3f65040924 100644
--- a/modules/cache/cache_test.go
+++ b/modules/cache/cache_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/test"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 )
@@ -35,18 +34,6 @@ func TestNewContext(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Nil(t, con)
 }
 
-func TestTest(t *testing.T) {
-	defer test.MockVariableValue(&conn, nil)()
-	_, err := Test()
-	assert.Error(t, err)
-
-	createTestCache()
-	elapsed, err := Test()
-	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	// mem cache should take from 300ns up to 1ms on modern hardware ...
-	assert.Less(t, elapsed, SlowCacheThreshold)
-}
-
 func TestGetCache(t *testing.T) {
 	createTestCache()