diff --git a/freqtrade/exchange/binance_public_data.py b/freqtrade/exchange/binance_public_data.py
index e956300ee..c7afe38cf 100644
--- a/freqtrade/exchange/binance_public_data.py
+++ b/freqtrade/exchange/binance_public_data.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from io import BytesIO
 from typing import Any
 
 import aiohttp
-import ccxt
 import pandas as pd
 from pandas import DataFrame
 
diff --git a/tests/exchange/test_binance.py b/tests/exchange/test_binance.py
index 7a95366a4..0cd4e3bfb 100644
--- a/tests/exchange/test_binance.py
+++ b/tests/exchange/test_binance.py
@@ -953,12 +953,6 @@ def test_get_historic_ohlcv_binance(
     since_ms = dt_ts(since)
     until_ms = dt_ts(until)
 
-    mocker.patch("freqtrade.exchange.binance_public_data.ccxt.binance")
-    mocker.patch(
-        "freqtrade.exchange.binance_public_data.ccxt.binance.markets",
-        {"BTC/USDT": {"id": "BTCUSDT"}},
-    )
-
     df = exchange.get_historic_ohlcv(pair, timeframe, since_ms, candle_type, is_new_pair, until_ms)
 
     if df.empty: