diff --git a/test/test_download.py b/test/test_download.py
index 3f36869d9d..50e1003ee0 100755
--- a/test/test_download.py
+++ b/test/test_download.py
@@ -65,10 +65,6 @@ def _file_md5(fn):
 
 @is_download_test
 class TestDownload(unittest.TestCase):
-    # Parallel testing in nosetests. See
-    # http://nose.readthedocs.org/en/latest/doc_tests/test_multiprocess/multiprocess.html
-    _multiprocess_shared_ = True
-
     maxDiff = None
 
     COMPLETED_TESTS = {}