diff --git a/tests/DatabaseTest.php b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
index c0a5c7b8df..525c9372f5 100644
--- a/tests/DatabaseTest.php
+++ b/tests/DatabaseTest.php
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ use PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_DB_IDatabaseConnection;
 use PHPUnit\DbUnit\DataSet\YamlDataSet;
 use PHPUnit\DbUnit\TestCaseTrait;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
-use PDO;
 
 /**
  * Abstract class used by tests that need a database.