diff --git a/tests/test_permissions.py b/tests/test_permissions.py
index c7fe6f4d5d9207930081b9cd0b5757fb90cf83ea..031ac79ccf5bb696ab13044dfa556ef2774b738b 100644
--- a/tests/test_permissions.py
+++ b/tests/test_permissions.py
@@ -27,9 +27,14 @@
 """
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
-from nose.tools import assert_true, assert_equals, assert_raises, assert_false, assert_is_none, assert_is_not_none, nottest, with_setup  # @UnresolvedImport
+
 import caosdb as db
+from nose.tools import (assert_equals, assert_false,  # @UnresolvedImport
+                        assert_is_none, assert_is_not_none, assert_raises,
+                        assert_true, nottest, with_setup)
+
 from .test_misc import test_info
+
 test_user = "test_user"
 test_role = "test_role"
 test_pw = "passphrase1P!"
@@ -1109,8 +1114,6 @@ def test_use_as_property():
     p = db.Property(name="TestProperty", datatype=db.TEXT).insert()
     assert_true(p.is_valid())
     switch_to_test_user()
-
-    db.Property(name="TestProperty").retrieve()
     rt = db.RecordType(name="TestRecordType").add_property(name="TestProperty")
 
     '''Failure'''