diff --git a/test/helper.py b/test/helper.py
index d7bf7a8280..b1f421ac58 100644
--- a/test/helper.py
+++ b/test/helper.py
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@
 from youtube_dl.utils import preferredencoding
 
 
-def global_setup():
-    youtube_dl._setup_opener(timeout=10)
-
-
 def get_params(override=None):
     PARAMETERS_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
                                    "parameters.json")
diff --git a/test/test_age_restriction.py b/test/test_age_restriction.py
index 506572e9ee..c9cdb96cb3 100644
--- a/test/test_age_restriction.py
+++ b/test/test_age_restriction.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import global_setup, try_rm
-global_setup()
+from test.helper import try_rm
 
 
 from youtube_dl import YoutubeDL
diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index fe7f7b8cb5..dd5818dba9 100644
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -9,12 +9,10 @@
 from test.helper import (
     get_params,
     get_testcases,
-    global_setup,
     try_rm,
     md5,
     report_warning
 )
-global_setup()
 
 
 import hashlib
diff --git a/test/test_playlists.py b/test/test_playlists.py
index 7c67239a43..167801ae24 100644
--- a/test/test_playlists.py
+++ b/test/test_playlists.py
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import FakeYDL, global_setup
-global_setup()
+from test.helper import FakeYDL
 
 
 from youtube_dl.extractor import (
diff --git a/test/test_subtitles.py b/test/test_subtitles.py
index 06a304879d..94a1f771d1 100644
--- a/test/test_subtitles.py
+++ b/test/test_subtitles.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import FakeYDL, global_setup, md5
-global_setup()
+from test.helper import FakeYDL, md5
 
 
 from youtube_dl.extractor import (
diff --git a/test/test_write_annotations.py b/test/test_write_annotations.py
index 35defb8953..eac53b285a 100644
--- a/test/test_write_annotations.py
+++ b/test/test_write_annotations.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import get_params, global_setup, try_rm
-global_setup()
+from test.helper import get_params, try_rm
 
 
 import io
diff --git a/test/test_write_info_json.py b/test/test_write_info_json.py
index 30c4859fda..d7177611b5 100644
--- a/test/test_write_info_json.py
+++ b/test/test_write_info_json.py
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import get_params, global_setup
-global_setup()
+from test.helper import get_params
 
 
 import io
diff --git a/test/test_youtube_lists.py b/test/test_youtube_lists.py
index 938517a2de..8fd073f314 100644
--- a/test/test_youtube_lists.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_lists.py
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import FakeYDL, global_setup
-global_setup()
+from test.helper import FakeYDL
 
 
 from youtube_dl.extractor import (
diff --git a/test/test_youtube_signature.py b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
index 5e1ff5eb0e..056700614b 100644
--- a/test/test_youtube_signature.py
+++ b/test/test_youtube_signature.py
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
 import unittest
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))))
 
-from test.helper import global_setup
-global_setup()
-
 
 import io
 import re