diff --git a/tests/protocols/test_http.py b/tests/protocols/test_http.py
index 26bade011b..9dff4b0674 100644
--- a/tests/protocols/test_http.py
+++ b/tests/protocols/test_http.py
@@ -189,12 +189,6 @@ def get_connected_protocol(app, protocol_cls, event_loop, **kwargs):
         asyncio._set_running_loop(None)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def event_loop():
-    with contextlib.closing(asyncio.new_event_loop()) as loop:
-        yield loop
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("protocol_cls", HTTP_PROTOCOLS)
 def test_get_request(protocol_cls, event_loop):
     app = Response("Hello, world", media_type="text/plain")