diff --git a/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py b/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py
index 1f23646df..fbb7a3c42 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class TestRetinotopy(TestCase):
     def test_retinotopy_deprecated(self):
         with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
-            import pynwb.retinotopy
+            import pynwb.retinotopy  # noqa: F401
 
 # import numpy as np