diff --git a/testing/test_terminal.py b/testing/test_terminal.py
index b43d6b379..be5749c96 100644
--- a/testing/test_terminal.py
+++ b/testing/test_terminal.py
@@ -8,16 +8,11 @@ import _pytest._pluggy as pluggy
 import _pytest._code
 import py
 import pytest
-from _pytest import runner
 from _pytest.main import EXIT_NOTESTSCOLLECTED
 from _pytest.terminal import TerminalReporter, repr_pythonversion, getreportopt
 from _pytest.terminal import build_summary_stats_line, _plugin_nameversions
 
 
-def basic_run_report(item):
-    runner.call_and_report(item, "setup", log=False)
-    return runner.call_and_report(item, "call", log=False)
-
 DistInfo = collections.namedtuple('DistInfo', ['project_name', 'version'])