diff --git a/tests/contrib/asyncio/test_tracer.py b/tests/contrib/asyncio/test_tracer.py
index cb474786b72..2304544e62b 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/asyncio/test_tracer.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/asyncio/test_tracer.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 from ddtrace.constants import ERROR_MSG
-from ddtrace.contrib.internal.asyncio.compat import asyncio_current_task
 from ddtrace.contrib.internal.asyncio.patch import patch
 from ddtrace.contrib.internal.asyncio.patch import unpatch
 
@@ -65,20 +64,6 @@ def test_event_loop_exception(tracer):
     assert ctx is None
 
 
-def test_context_task_none(tracer):
-    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
-    asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
-    # it should handle the case where a Task is not available
-    # Note: the @pytest.mark.asyncio is missing to simulate an execution
-    # without a Task
-    task = asyncio_current_task()
-    # the task is not available
-    assert task is None
-
-    ctx = tracer.current_trace_context()
-    assert ctx is None
-
-
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_exception(tracer):
     async def f1():