diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -5,24 +5,6 @@
 
 import os
 
-import pytest
-
 pytest_plugins = ["swh.scheduler.pytest_plugin", "swh.lister.pytest_plugin"]
 
 os.environ["LC_ALL"] = "C.UTF-8"
-
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def mock_get_scheduler(monkeypatch, swh_scheduler):
-    """Override the get_scheduler function in swh.lister.core.lister_base, to
-    return the swh_scheduler fixture.
-    """
-    from swh.lister.core import lister_base
-
-    # Match the signature from swh.scheduler.get_scheduler
-    def get_scheduler(cls, args={}):
-        return swh_scheduler
-
-    monkeypatch.setattr(lister_base, "get_scheduler", get_scheduler)
-
-    yield monkeypatch
diff --git a/swh/lister/pytest_plugin.py b/swh/lister/pytest_plugin.py
--- a/swh/lister/pytest_plugin.py
+++ b/swh/lister/pytest_plugin.py
@@ -54,9 +54,7 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def swh_lister(
-    mock_get_scheduler, lister_db_url, swh_scheduler, lister_under_test, swh_config
-):
+def swh_lister(lister_db_url, swh_scheduler, lister_under_test, swh_config):
     assert lister_under_test in SUPPORTED_LISTERS
     lister = get_lister(lister_under_test, db_url=lister_db_url)
     initialize(create_engine(lister_db_url), drop_tables=True)
diff --git a/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py b/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
--- a/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/swh/lister/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     assert "Invalid lister" in str(e.value)
 
 
-def test_get_lister(mock_get_scheduler):
+def test_get_lister():
     """Instantiating a supported lister should be ok
 
     """