diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py b/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py
index 699a36ca68..531b2751dc 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_easy_install.py
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ def test_setup_requires_with_python_requires(self, monkeypatch, tmpdir):
             </body>
             </html>
             '''
-            ).format(  # noqa
+            ).format(
                 dep_1_0_url=dep_1_0_url,
                 dep_1_0_sdist=dep_1_0_sdist,
                 dep_1_0_python_requires=dep_1_0_python_requires,