diff --git a/python/t/test820RHBZ912499.py b/python/t/test820RHBZ912499.py
index e59453231..edd8d4a76 100644
--- a/python/t/test820RHBZ912499.py
+++ b/python/t/test820RHBZ912499.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ from .tests_helper import *
 @skipIfEnvironmentVariableSet("SKIP_TEST820RHBZ912499_PY")
 @skipUnlessArchMatches("(i.86|x86_64)")
 @skipUnlessGuestfsBackendIs('libvirt')
-@skipUnlessLibvirtHasCPointer()
 class Test820RHBZ912499(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         # Create a test disk.
diff --git a/python/t/test910Libvirt.py b/python/t/test910Libvirt.py
index 3672a70e7..24fe9caee 100644
--- a/python/t/test910Libvirt.py
+++ b/python/t/test910Libvirt.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ guestsdir = os.environ['guestsdir']
 
 
 @skipUnlessConfiguredWithLibvirt()
-@skipUnlessLibvirtHasCPointer()
 class Test910Libvirt(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_libvirt(self):
         import libvirt
diff --git a/python/t/tests_helper.py.in b/python/t/tests_helper.py.in
index c6307e79b..70fff5251 100644
--- a/python/t/tests_helper.py.in
+++ b/python/t/tests_helper.py.in
@@ -48,23 +48,6 @@ def skipUnlessConfiguredWithLibvirt():
     return lambda func: func
 
 
-def skipUnlessLibvirtHasCPointer():
-    """
-    Skip the current class/method if:
-      (a) libvirt cannot be imported (e.g. not installed)
-      (b) connection objects don't have the c_pointer() method (too old)
-    """
-    try:
-        import libvirt
-    except ImportError:
-        return unittest.skip("could not import libvirt")
-    # Check we're using the version of libvirt-python that has
-    # c_pointer() methods.
-    if "c_pointer" not in dir(libvirt.open(None)):
-        return unittest.skip("libvirt-python doesn't support c_pointer()")
-    return lambda func: func
-
-
 def skipUnlessGuestfsBackendIs(wanted):
     """
     Skip the current class/method if the default backend of libguestfs