diff --git a/tests/packaging.py b/tests/packaging.py
index 97b673e..7a97105 100644
--- a/tests/packaging.py
+++ b/tests/packaging.py
@@ -50,44 +50,3 @@ class VersionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
                          'You may need to run ``make develop`` to update the '
                          'installed version in development environment.'
                          % (self.get_version(), file_version))
-
-
-class ReadMeTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
-    """Test suite around README file."""
-    def test_readme_build(self):
-        """README builds to HTML without errors."""
-        # Run build.
-        import docutils.core
-        import docutils.io
-        source = open(os.path.join(project_dir, 'README.rst')).read()
-        writer_name = 'html'
-        import sys
-        from StringIO import StringIO
-        stderr_backup = sys.stderr
-        sys.stderr = StringIO()
-        output, pub = docutils.core.publish_programmatically(
-            source=source,
-            source_class=docutils.io.StringInput,
-            source_path=None,
-            destination_class=docutils.io.StringOutput,
-            destination=None,
-            destination_path=None,
-            reader=None,
-            reader_name='standalone',
-            parser=None,
-            parser_name='restructuredtext',
-            writer=None,
-            writer_name=writer_name,
-            settings=None,
-            settings_spec=None,
-            settings_overrides=None,
-            config_section=None,
-            enable_exit_status=False)
-        sys.stderr = stderr_backup
-        errors = pub._stderr.stream.getvalue()
-        # Check result.
-        self.assertFalse(errors, "Docutils reported errors while building "
-                                 "readme content from reStructuredText to "
-                                 "HTML. So PyPI would display the readme as "
-                                 "text instead of HTML. Errors are:\n%s"
-                                 % errors)