diff --git a/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py b/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py
index 0b1c88fa..779e3c66 100644
--- a/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py
+++ b/tests/domain/authnid/test_crl.py
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ def test_no_op_crl_cache_logs_common_name():
 def test_expired_crl_raises_CRLInvalidException_with_failover_config_false(
     app, ca_file, expired_crl_file, ca_key, make_x509, rsa_key
 ):
-    app.config.update({"CRL_FAIL_OPEN": False})
     client_cert = make_x509(rsa_key(), signer_key=ca_key, cn="chewbacca")
     client_pem = client_cert.public_bytes(Encoding.PEM)
     crl_cache = CRLCache(ca_file, crl_locations=[expired_crl_file])