diff --git a/nova/test.py b/nova/test.py
index 4eb5c1c5..c392c8a8 100644
--- a/nova/test.py
+++ b/nova/test.py
@@ -39,12 +39,6 @@ FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
 flags.DEFINE_bool('fake_tests', True,
                   'should we use everything for testing')
 
-from sqlalchemy import create_engine
-from sqlalchemy.ext.declarative import declarative_base
-
-engine = create_engine('sqlite:///:memory:', echo=True)
-Base = declarative_base()
-Base.metadata.create_all(engine)
 
 def skip_if_fake(func):
     """Decorator that skips a test if running in fake mode"""