diff --git a/tests/unit/test_ml_pipeline_functions.py b/tests/unit/test_ml_pipeline_functions.py
index 120787dd..b905803a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_ml_pipeline_functions.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_ml_pipeline_functions.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ def test_save_themes_to_answers():
     answer1 = factories.AnswerFactory(question=question, theme=None)
     answer2 = factories.AnswerFactory(question=question, theme=None)
     answer3 = factories.AnswerFactory(question=question, theme=None)
-    assert not answer1.theme
     answers_df = pd.DataFrame(
         {
             "id": [answer1.id, answer2.id, answer3.id],