diff --git a/app-backup/b2/b2-3.18.0.ebuild b/app-backup/b2/b2-3.18.0.ebuild
index d9cef16efb..c4fd772641 100644
--- a/app-backup/b2/b2-3.18.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-backup/b2/b2-3.18.0.ebuild
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
 	# to pass
 	"test/unit/_cli/test_autocomplete_cache.py"
 )
-python_test() {
-	epytest test
-}
 
 pkg_postinst() {
 	elog "The b2 executable has been renamed to backblaze2 in order to"
diff --git a/app-backup/b2/b2-4.0.1.ebuild b/app-backup/b2/b2-4.0.1.ebuild
index 1f428d20f8..35d2c99fdb 100644
--- a/app-backup/b2/b2-4.0.1.ebuild
+++ b/app-backup/b2/b2-4.0.1.ebuild
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ EPYTEST_DESELECT=(
 	# to pass
 	"test/unit/_cli/test_autocomplete_cache.py"
 )
-python_test() {
-	epytest test
-}
 
 pkg_postinst() {
 	elog "The b2 executable has been renamed to backblaze2 in order to"