diff --git a/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py b/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py
index 720f197f6..9fa20e403 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_webp_metadata.py
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 from io import BytesIO
 
-import pytest
 from PIL import Image
 
 from .helper import skip_unless_feature
 
-_webp = pytest.importorskip("PIL._webp", reason="WebP support not installed")
 pytestmark = [
     skip_unless_feature("webp"),
     skip_unless_feature("webp_mux"),