diff --git a/metpy/plots/tests/test_skewt.py b/metpy/plots/tests/test_skewt.py
index 482a64f65de..d6d9e9fe75e 100644
--- a/metpy/plots/tests/test_skewt.py
+++ b/metpy/plots/tests/test_skewt.py
@@ -28,9 +28,3 @@ def test_api(self):
 
         with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
             FigureCanvasAgg(fig).print_png(f.name)
-
-    def test_no_figure(self):
-        'Test the SkewT api'
-        skew = SkewT()
-        with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
-            FigureCanvasAgg(skew.ax.figure).print_png(f.name)