diff --git a/tests/test_makeWarp.py b/tests/test_makeWarp.py
index b7b0c56c1..2e1142e8d 100644
--- a/tests/test_makeWarp.py
+++ b/tests/test_makeWarp.py
@@ -29,8 +29,6 @@
 
 import lsst.afw.image
 from lsst.daf.butler import DataCoordinate, DimensionUniverse
-from lsst.pipe.base import InMemoryDatasetHandle
-from lsst.pipe.tasks.make_direct_warp import MakeDirectWarpTask, WarpDetectorInputs
 from lsst.pipe.tasks.makeWarp import (MakeWarpTask, MakeWarpConfig)
 from lsst.pipe.tasks.coaddBase import makeSkyInfo
 import lsst.skymap as skyMap
@@ -237,53 +235,6 @@ def test_psfMatched(self):
             result2.exposures['direct'].maskedImage
         )
 
-    def test_compare_warps(self):
-        """Test that the warp from MakeWarpTask and MakeDirectWarpTask agree.
-        """
-        dataIdList = [{'visit_id': self.visit, 'detector_id': self.detector, "band": "i"}]
-
-        dataRefs = [
-            InMemoryDatasetHandle(self.exposure, dataId=self.generate_data_id(**dataId))
-            for dataId in dataIdList
-        ]
-
-        for dataId in dataIdList:
-            dataId["detector"] = dataId.pop("detector_id")
-            dataId["visit"] = dataId.pop("visit_id")
-
-        self.config.makePsfMatched = True
-        makeWarp = MakeWarpTask(config=self.config)
-        result0 = makeWarp.run(
-            calExpList=[self.exposure],
-            ccdIdList=[self.detector],
-            skyInfo=self.skyInfo,
-            visitId=self.visit,
-            dataIdList=dataIdList,
-        )
-
-        config = MakeDirectWarpTask.ConfigClass()
-        config.doPreWarpInterpolation = False
-        config.doSelectPreWarp = False
-        config.useVisitSummaryPsf = False
-        task = MakeDirectWarpTask(config=config)
-        warp_detector_inputs = {
-            dataRef.dataId.detector.id: WarpDetectorInputs(
-                exposure_or_handle=self.exposure,
-                data_id=dataRef.dataId,
-            )
-            for dataRef in dataRefs
-        }
-        result1 = task.run(
-            warp_detector_inputs,
-            sky_info=self.skyInfo,
-            visit_summary=None
-        )
-
-        warp0 = result0.exposures["direct"]
-        warp1 = result1.warp[warp0.getBBox()]
-
-        self.assertMaskedImagesAlmostEqual(warp0.maskedImage, warp1.maskedImage, rtol=3e-7, atol=6e-6)
-
 
 def setup_module(module):
     lsst.utils.tests.init()