diff --git a/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py b/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
index 29b8a5c24eeb0..999973ec9d95b 100644
--- a/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/ibis/backends/tests/test_client.py
@@ -1370,9 +1370,8 @@ def create_and_destroy_db(con):
 
 
 # TODO: move this to something like `test_ddl.py`
-def test_insert_with_database_specified(con_create_database, monkeypatch):
+def test_insert_with_database_specified(con_create_database):
     con = con_create_database
-    monkeypatch.setattr(ibis.options, "default_backend", con)
 
     t = ibis.memtable({"a": [1, 2, 3]})