diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_word_cloud.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_word_cloud.py
index 69ae03c9c1..084f255e4a 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_word_cloud.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_word_cloud.py
@@ -245,8 +245,6 @@ class TestWordCloud(BaseTestXmodule):
             )
 
     def test_word_cloud_constructor(self):
-        self.maxDiff = None
-
         """Make sure that all parameters extracted correctly from xml"""
 
         js_includes = [
@@ -268,5 +266,4 @@ class TestWordCloud(BaseTestXmodule):
             'js_includes': js_includes,
         }
 
-
         self.assertEqual(fragment.content, self.runtime.render_template('word_cloud.html', expected_context))