diff --git a/tests/run/pstats_profile_test.pyx b/tests/run/pstats_profile_test.pyx
index 7735d493809f4af63d4ee4deb41bc2b188fc97f5..091c9bf25004f047015af1a71a91db20cbc780ec 100644
--- a/tests/run/pstats_profile_test.pyx
+++ b/tests/run/pstats_profile_test.pyx
@@ -44,13 +44,6 @@ __doc__ = u"""
     ...    pass
 """
 
-import sys
-if sys.version_info < (2,5):
-    # disable in earlier versions
-    __doc__ = """
->>> # nothing to test here ...
-"""
-
 cimport cython
 
 def test_profile(long N):