diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/parser/parse_dates.py b/pandas/tests/io/parser/parse_dates.py
index 1bf055854de88..903439d2d2292 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/parser/parse_dates.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/parser/parse_dates.py
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ def test_parse_tz_aware(self):
         assert stamp.minute == 39
         try:
             assert result.index.tz is pytz.utc
-        except AssertionError:  # hello Yaroslav
+        except AssertionError:
             arr = result.index.to_pydatetime()
             result = tools.to_datetime(arr, utc=True)[0]
             assert stamp.minute == result.minute