diff -ruN a/test/test_httplib2.py b/test/test_httplib2.py
--- a/test/test_httplib2.py	2013-11-05 21:55:09.000000000 +0100
+++ b/test/test_httplib2.py	2014-01-30 17:27:27.499618248 +0100
@@ -28,12 +28,6 @@
     uninstall()
 
 
-def test_bogus_domain():
-    install()
-    py.test.raises(gaierror,
-            'httplib2_intercept.HTTP_WSGIInterceptorWithTimeout("_nonexistant_domain_").connect()')
-    uninstall()
-
 
 def test_https_success():
     install(443)