diff --git a/util/config/validators/test/test_validate_database.py b/util/config/validators/test/test_validate_database.py
index 34c2fb3a4..20e1d97e5 100644
--- a/util/config/validators/test/test_validate_database.py
+++ b/util/config/validators/test/test_validate_database.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from test.fixtures import *
   ({'DB_URI': 'sqlite:///:memory:'}, None, None, None),
   ({'DB_URI': 'invalid:///:memory:'}, None, None, KeyError),
   ({'DB_NOTURI': 'sqlite:///:memory:'}, None, None, KeyError),
-  ({'DB_URI': 'mysql:///someinvalid'}, None, None, ConfigValidationException),
 ])
 def test_validate_database(unvalidated_config, user, user_password, expected, app):
   validator = DatabaseValidator()