diff --git a/doc/en/example/layout1/setup.cfg b/doc/en/example/layout1/setup.cfg
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--- a/doc/en/example/layout1/setup.cfg
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@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-[pytest]
-testfilepatterns =
-    ${topdir}/tests/unit/test_${basename}
-    ${topdir}/tests/functional/*.py