diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index 80ccc915..797e8feb 100755
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class ConnectionTests(unittest.TestCase):
         c = SubConnection("dbname=thereisnosuchdatabasemate password=foobar")
         self.assert_(c.closed, "connection failed so it must be closed")
         self.assert_('foobar' not in c.dsn, "password was not obscured")
-        pass
+
 
 class IsolationLevelsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):