diff --git a/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_export.py b/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_export.py
index 812a84b3a21..7e67ba581a1 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_export.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_export.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import openerp
 from openerp.tests import common
 
 
-def setUpModule():
-    openerp.tools.config['update'] = {'base': 1}
-
 class CreatorCase(common.TransactionCase):
     model_name = False
 
diff --git a/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_import.py b/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_import.py
index 9999a9c6e5d..ab12f0375b5 100644
--- a/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_import.py
+++ b/openerp/tests/addons/test_impex/tests/test_import.py
@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ def error(row, message, record=None, **kwargs):
 def values(seq, field='value'):
     return [item[field] for item in seq]
 
-def setupModule():
-    openerp.tools.config['update'] = {'base': 1}
-
 class ImporterCase(common.TransactionCase):
     model_name = False