diff --git a/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py b/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py
index 0dad8c7397e37..9334b908801a1 100644
--- a/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py
+++ b/pandas/util/_test_decorators.py
@@ -254,7 +254,6 @@ def file_leak_context():
     else:
         proc = psutil.Process()
         flist = proc.open_files()
-        conns = proc.connections()
 
         yield
 
@@ -265,9 +264,6 @@ def file_leak_context():
         flist2_ex = [(x.path, x.fd) for x in flist2]
         assert flist2_ex == flist_ex, (flist2, flist)
 
-        conns2 = proc.connections()
-        assert conns2 == conns, (conns2, conns)
-
 
 def async_mark():
     try: