diff --git a/tests_external/numpy/runtests.py b/tests_external/numpy/runtests.py
index f40e86cfa1f9..82e21395e2cd 100644
--- a/tests_external/numpy/runtests.py
+++ b/tests_external/numpy/runtests.py
@@ -291,9 +291,6 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
 dpnp.unicode = str
 dpnp.unicode_ = dpnp.str_
 
-dpnp.compat = dummymodule
-dpnp.compat.unicode = dpnp.unicode
-
 dpnp.core = dpnp.core.umath = dpnp
 
 dpnp.core._exceptions = dummymodule