diff --git a/tests/test_module_printing.py b/tests/test_module_printing.py
index d94bbef11ea44ad08110ad82d4a46010c3b9ad63..ad3c20a16e04b1376b342e8d70efe273b9ddd35b 100644
--- a/tests/test_module_printing.py
+++ b/tests/test_module_printing.py
@@ -92,13 +92,9 @@ def test_module_printing_globals():
             z[0, 0]: x[0, 0] * sympy.log(TextureCachedField(x).at(sympy.Matrix((0.43, 3))) * y[0, 0])
         })
 
-        backward_assignments = create_backward_assignments(forward_assignments)
-
         forward_ast = pystencils.create_kernel(forward_assignments, target)
         forward_ast.function_name = 'forward'
-        backward_ast = pystencils.create_kernel(backward_assignments, target)
-        backward_ast.function_name = 'backward'
-        module = TorchModule("hallo", [forward_ast, backward_ast])
+        module = TorchModule("hallo", [forward_ast])
         print(module)
 
 
@@ -122,4 +118,3 @@ def test_custom_printer():
     backward_ast.function_name = 'backward'
     module = TorchModule("hallo", [forward_ast, backward_ast])
     print(DoesNotLikeTorchPrinter()(module))
-