diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index eeb2419..173db9f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ from werkzeug.security import generate_password_hash
 from flaskr import create_app
 from flaskr.db import init_db, db, User, Post
 
-with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'data.sql'), 'rb') as f:
-    _data_sql = f.read().decode('utf8')
-
-
 @pytest.fixture
 def app():
     db_fd, db_path = tempfile.mkstemp()