diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/tests/test_jwt.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/tests/test_jwt.py
index 9cf6982ea2..20a1f882f4 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/tests/test_jwt.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/oauth_dispatch/tests/test_jwt.py
@@ -103,14 +103,6 @@ class TestCreateJWTs(AccessTokenMixin, TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(user_email_verified, token_payload['email_verified'])
         self.assertEqual(token_payload['roles'], mock_create_roles.return_value)
 
-    def test_default_scopes(self):
-        """
-        Ensure the default scopes are used.
-        """
-        jwt = jwt_api.create_jwt_for_user(self.user)
-        jwt_scopes = jwt_api.create_jwt_for_user(self.user, scopes=self.default_scopes)
-        self.assertEqual(jwt, jwt_scopes)
-
     def test_scopes(self):
         """
         Ensure the requested scopes are used.