diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index cac15f9333..2e4df719d5 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import sys
-
-import pytest
+import warnings
 
 # This is used in _capture_internal_warnings. We need to run this at import
 # time because that's where many deprecation warnings might get thrown.
@@ -9,5 +8,5 @@
 # gets loaded too late.
 assert "sentry_sdk" not in sys.modules
 
-_warning_recorder_mgr = pytest.warns(None)
+_warning_recorder_mgr = warnings.catch_warnings(record=True)
 _warning_recorder = _warning_recorder_mgr.__enter__()