diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_tk.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_tk.py
index 6f82cde046af..ee20a94042f7 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_tk.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_backend_tk.py
@@ -261,8 +261,3 @@ def test_figure(master):
                        foreground="white")
     test_figure(root)
     print("success")
-
-
-def test_ipython():
-    from matplotlib.testing import ipython_in_subprocess
-    ipython_in_subprocess("tk", "TkAgg", "tkagg")