diff --git a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
index 5e3429a1202b7208bf76d7528b49ff09cfa9aee5..90c65b072be9520c4631def867611fa810596070 100755
--- a/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
+++ b/tools/testing/kunit/kunit_tool_test.py
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@ class KUnitParserTest(unittest.TestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(
 			"example",
 			result.subtests[1].name)
-		file.close()
-
 
 	def test_ignores_prefix_printk_time(self):
 		prefix_log = test_data_path('test_config_printk_time.log')