diff --git a/tests/templates/_test_foo_s.py b/tests/templates/_test_foo_s.py
index b8a08609..21db72e2 100644
--- a/tests/templates/_test_foo_s.py
+++ b/tests/templates/_test_foo_s.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        pass
         # input
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/centos-7.7/foo.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.centos_7_7_foo = f.read()
diff --git a/tests/test_git_log_s.py b/tests/test_git_log_s.py
index c75855f3..ae42584c 100644
--- a/tests/test_git_log_s.py
+++ b/tests/test_git_log_s.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        pass
         # input
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/generic/git-log.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.generic_git_log = f.read()
diff --git a/tests/test_mpstat_s.py b/tests/test_mpstat_s.py
index 8d097f39..15ea69ec 100644
--- a/tests/test_mpstat_s.py
+++ b/tests/test_mpstat_s.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        pass
         # input
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/centos-7.7/mpstat.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.centos_7_7_mpstat = f.read()
diff --git a/tests/test_pidstat_s.py b/tests/test_pidstat_s.py
index 7af3c8e4..9c4282d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_pidstat_s.py
+++ b/tests/test_pidstat_s.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ THIS_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        pass
         # input
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/centos-7.7/pidstat.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.centos_7_7_pidstat = f.read()
diff --git a/tests/test_rsync_s.py b/tests/test_rsync_s.py
index 3ab72830..c6193a7a 100644
--- a/tests/test_rsync_s.py
+++ b/tests/test_rsync_s.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ if not sys.platform.startswith('win32'):
 class MyTests(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
-        pass
         # input
         with open(os.path.join(THIS_DIR, os.pardir, 'tests/fixtures/centos-7.7/rsync-i.out'), 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             self.centos_7_7_rsync_i = f.read()