diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 53dfa2623c972..4c5815cc0e02d 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ ignore-regex = https://([\w/\.])+
 [coverage:run]
 branch = True
 omit =
-    */tests/*
     pandas/_typing.py
     pandas/_version.py
 plugins = Cython.Coverage