diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py b/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py
index 2132ad1a7..84c543c93 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test_object.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 import mock
 import os_client_config
 from os_client_config import cloud_config
-from swiftclient import client as swift_client
 from swiftclient import service as swift_service
 from swiftclient import exceptions as swift_exc
 import testtools
@@ -36,24 +35,6 @@ class TestObject(base.TestCase):
         self.cloud = OpenStackCloud(
             cloud_config=config.get_one_cloud(validate=False))
 
-    @mock.patch.object(swift_client, 'Connection')
-    @mock.patch.object(cloud_config.CloudConfig, 'get_session')
-    def test_swift_client(self, get_session_mock, swift_mock):
-        session_mock = mock.Mock()
-        session_mock.get_endpoint.return_value = 'danzig'
-        session_mock.get_token.return_value = 'yankee'
-        get_session_mock.return_value = session_mock
-
-        self.cloud.swift_client
-        swift_mock.assert_called_with(
-            preauthurl='danzig',
-            preauthtoken='yankee',
-            auth_version=mock.ANY,
-            os_options=dict(
-                object_storage_url='danzig',
-                auth_token='yankee',
-                region_name=''))
-
     @mock.patch.object(cloud_config.CloudConfig, 'get_session')
     def test_swift_client_no_endpoint(self, get_session_mock):
         session_mock = mock.Mock()