diff --git a/tests/unit/test_retry.py b/tests/unit/test_retry.py
index e1374f6..9a043e2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_retry.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_retry.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from vdirsyncer.exceptions import Error as VdirsyncerError
 from vdirsyncer.http import UsageLimitReached, request
 
 
-@pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def _create_mock_response(status: int, body: str | dict):
     raw_body = body
     if isinstance(body, dict):