diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 3b7251660d..ee27323b54 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ filterwarnings =
 testpaths =
     tests/coargsort_test.py
     tests/pdarray_creation_test.py
-    tests/sort_test.py
     tests/symbol_table_test.py
 norecursedirs = .git dist build *egg* tests/deprecated/* PROTO_test
 python_functions = test*
diff --git a/tests/sort_test.py b/tests/deprecated/sort_test.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/sort_test.py
rename to tests/deprecated/sort_test.py