diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 7466c480..4512d35c 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -18,8 +18,3 @@
 PYTEST_HEADER_MODULES['synphot'] = 'synphot'
 
 TESTED_VERSIONS['poppy'] = __version__
-
-## Uncomment the following line to treat all DeprecationWarnings as
-## exceptions
-# from astropy.tests.helper import enable_deprecations_as_exceptions
-# enable_deprecations_as_exceptions()