diff --git a/python/pyspark/accumulators.py b/python/pyspark/accumulators.py
index 61fcbbd37679fa806ff380b07cf1a941ff71bbd7..3e9d7d36da8a1b0fb81661a8ee0d02d076072939 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/accumulators.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/accumulators.py
@@ -196,12 +196,3 @@ def _start_update_server():
     thread.daemon = True
     thread.start()
     return server
-
-
-def _test():
-    import doctest
-    doctest.testmod()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    _test()
diff --git a/python/pyspark/broadcast.py b/python/pyspark/broadcast.py
index 93876fa738f6336f0e9a21c484acf7dd74ce0477..def810dd461dab770ef5b5b351beaf6446b381e7 100644
--- a/python/pyspark/broadcast.py
+++ b/python/pyspark/broadcast.py
@@ -37,12 +37,3 @@ class Broadcast(object):
     def __reduce__(self):
         self._pickle_registry.add(self)
         return (_from_id, (self.bid, ))
-
-
-def _test():
-    import doctest
-    doctest.testmod()
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    _test()