diff --git a/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py b/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py
index 398940f514c..4c86c166b54 100644
--- a/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py
+++ b/components/tools/OmeroPy/test/integration/gatewaytest/test_connection.py
@@ -45,44 +45,6 @@ def testMultiProcessSession(self, gatewaywrapper):
             c3, a.containedGroups(c3.getUserId())[1])
         c3.setGroupForSession(g)
 
-    # seppuku is deprecated: testClose below supersedes this test
-    @pytest.mark.filterwarnings("ignore:.*U.*close.*:DeprecationWarning")
-    def testSeppuku(self, gatewaywrapper, author_testimg):
-        # author_testimg in args to make sure the image has been imported
-        gatewaywrapper.loginAsAuthor()
-        assert gatewaywrapper.getTestImage() is not None
-        gatewaywrapper.gateway.seppuku()
-        pytest.raises(Ice.ConnectionLostException, gatewaywrapper.getTestImage)
-        gatewaywrapper._has_connected = False
-        gatewaywrapper.doDisconnect()
-        gatewaywrapper.loginAsAuthor()
-        assert gatewaywrapper.getTestImage() is not None
-        gatewaywrapper.gateway.seppuku(softclose=False)
-        pytest.raises(Ice.ConnectionLostException, gatewaywrapper.getTestImage)
-        gatewaywrapper._has_connected = False
-        gatewaywrapper.doDisconnect()
-        # Also make sure softclose does the right thing
-        gatewaywrapper.loginAsAuthor()
-        g2 = gatewaywrapper.gateway.clone()
-
-        def g2_getTestImage():
-            return dbhelpers.getImage(g2, 'testimg1')
-        assert g2.connect(gatewaywrapper.gateway._sessionUuid)
-        assert gatewaywrapper.getTestImage() is not None
-        assert g2_getTestImage() is not None
-        g2.seppuku(softclose=True)
-        pytest.raises(Ice.ConnectionLostException, g2_getTestImage)
-        assert gatewaywrapper.getTestImage() is not None
-        g2 = gatewaywrapper.gateway.clone()
-        assert g2.connect(gatewaywrapper.gateway._sessionUuid)
-        assert gatewaywrapper.getTestImage() is not None
-        assert g2_getTestImage() is not None
-        g2.seppuku(softclose=False)
-        pytest.raises(Ice.ConnectionLostException, g2_getTestImage)
-        pytest.raises(Ice.ObjectNotExistException, gatewaywrapper.getTestImage)
-        gatewaywrapper._has_connected = False
-        gatewaywrapper.doDisconnect()
-
     def testClose(self, gatewaywrapper, author_testimg):
         # author_testimg in args to make sure the image has been imported
         gatewaywrapper.loginAsAuthor()