diff --git a/tika/tests/test_ssl_link.py b/tika/tests/test_ssl_link.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f4eb8f8..00000000
--- a/tika/tests/test_ssl_link.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-# coding=utf8
-
-import unittest
-import tempfile
-import os 
-import shutil
-
-try:
-    from urllib import urlretrieve
-except ImportError:
-    from urllib.request import urlretrieve
-
-
-class CreateTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    """This is standalone test for the ssl link below, to verify it this is 
-        to the environemnt of the any commit
-    """
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.folder = tempfile.mkdtemp()
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        if os.path.exists(self.folder):
-            shutil.rmtree(self.folder)
-
-    def test_url(self):
-        url = 'https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/X_logo.jpg'
-        path = os.path.join(self.folder, "pic.jpg")    
-        urlretrieve(url, path)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path)) 
-        stat = os.stat(path)
-        self.assertGreater(stat.st_size, 10000)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    unittest.main()
-
-