diff --git a/setup_tests_only.py b/setup_tests_only.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 192881f5c629..000000000000
--- a/setup_tests_only.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-from distutils.core import setup
-
-import os
-
-baseline_images = [
-    'baseline_images/%s/*' % x
-    for x in os.listdir('lib/matplotlib/tests/baseline_images')]
-
-baseline_images += [
-        'mpltest.ttf',
-        'test_rcparams.rc'
-    ]
-
-setup(name='matplotlib.tests',
-      packages=['matplotlib.tests'],
-      package_dir={'matplotlib.tests': 'lib/matplotlib/tests'},
-      package_data={'matplotlib.tests': baseline_images}
-)