diff --git a/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_pydantic/test_integration.py b/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_pydantic/test_integration.py
index 9a21447f05..8673cd40de 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_pydantic/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_contrib/test_pydantic/test_integration.py
@@ -215,8 +215,6 @@ class Config:
         underscore_fields_are_private = True
 
     _field: str = pydantic_v2.PrivateAttr()
-    # include an invalid annotation here to ensure we never touch those fields
-    _underscore_field: "foo"  # type: ignore[name-defined] # noqa: F821
     bar: str