diff --git a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/tests/test_append_blob.py b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/tests/test_append_blob.py
index 80651003ae49..485b345cacb7 100644
--- a/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/tests/test_append_blob.py
+++ b/sdk/storage/azure-storage-blob/tests/test_append_blob.py
@@ -602,9 +602,6 @@ def test_append_blob_with_md5(self):
         blob.append_block(data, validate_content=True)
 
         # Assert
-    def test_environment_variable(self):
-        print("Here is the envar: ")
-        print(os.getenv("TEST_MODE"))
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if __name__ == '__main__':