diff --git a/kallithea/tests/conftest.py b/kallithea/tests/conftest.py
--- a/kallithea/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/kallithea/tests/conftest.py
@@ -23,15 +23,6 @@ def pytest_configure():
     pylons.test.pylonsapp = loadapp('config:kallithea/tests/test.ini', relative_to=path)
     logging.disable(logging.NOTSET)
 
-    # Setup the config and app_globals, only works if we can get
-    # to the config object
-    conf = getattr(pylons.test.pylonsapp, 'config')
-    if conf:
-        pylons.config._push_object(conf)
-
-        if 'pylons.app_globals' in conf:
-            pylons.app_globals._push_object(conf['pylons.app_globals'])
-
     # Initialize a translator for tests that utilize i18n
     translator = _get_translator(pylons.config.get('lang'))
     pylons.translator._push_object(translator)