diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 48eff02a..03f604e6 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -253,12 +253,3 @@ pub use crate::proj::ProjBuilder;
 pub use crate::proj::ProjCreateError;
 pub use crate::proj::ProjError;
 pub use crate::proj::ProjInfo;
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests{
-    #[test]
-    fn fail() {
-        // testing that our CI won't merge this
-        panic!("this test fails")
-    }
-}