diff --git a/tests/introspection/tests.py b/tests/introspection/tests.py
index bd5024a556..97081717ba 100644
--- a/tests/introspection/tests.py
+++ b/tests/introspection/tests.py
@@ -28,13 +28,9 @@ class IntrospectionTests(TransactionTestCase):
                              "django_table_names() returned a non-Django table")
 
     def test_django_table_names_retval_type(self):
-        # Ticket #15216
-        with connection.cursor() as cursor:
-            cursor.execute('CREATE TABLE django_ixn_test_table (id INTEGER);')
-
+        #15216 - Table name is a list
         tl = connection.introspection.django_table_names(only_existing=True)
         self.assertIs(type(tl), list)
-
         tl = connection.introspection.django_table_names(only_existing=False)
         self.assertIs(type(tl), list)