diff --git a/testsuite/test_gst.py b/testsuite/test_gst.py
index 2111b968..fd8a4627 100644
--- a/testsuite/test_gst.py
+++ b/testsuite/test_gst.py
@@ -38,45 +38,6 @@ class TimeArgsTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(Gst.TIME_ARGS(Gst.SECOND), '0:00:01.000000000')
 
 
-class TestNotInitialized(TestCase):
-    def testNotInitialized(self):
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
-            assert_type = Gst.NotInitialized
-        else:
-            assert_type = TypeError
-
-        with self.assertRaises(assert_type):
-            Gst.Caps.from_string("audio/x-raw")
-
-        with self.assertRaises(assert_type):
-            Gst.Structure.from_string("audio/x-raw")
-
-        with self.assertRaises(assert_type):
-            Gst.ElementFactory.make("identity", None)
-
-    def testNotDeinitialized(self):
-        Gst.init(None)
-
-        assert(Gst.Caps.from_string("audio/x-raw"))
-        assert(Gst.Structure.from_string("audio/x-raw"))
-        assert(Gst.ElementFactory.make("identity", None))
-
-        Gst.deinit()
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 0):
-            assert_type = Gst.NotInitialized
-        else:
-            assert_type = TypeError
-
-        with self.assertRaises(assert_type):
-            Gst.Caps.from_string("audio/x-raw")
-
-        with self.assertRaises(assert_type):
-            Gst.Structure.from_string("audio/x-raw")
-
-        with self.assertRaises(assert_type):
-            Gst.ElementFactory.make("identity", None)
-
-
 class TestStructure(TestCase):
 
     def test_new(self):