diff --git a/tensorflow/contrib/image/python/kernel_tests/image_ops_test.py b/tensorflow/contrib/image/python/kernel_tests/image_ops_test.py
index d6fabf6e9ad..5e78b590df5 100644
--- a/tensorflow/contrib/image/python/kernel_tests/image_ops_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow/contrib/image/python/kernel_tests/image_ops_test.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from tensorflow.python.framework import test_util
 from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
 from tensorflow.python.ops import gradient_checker
 from tensorflow.python.ops import math_ops
-from tensorflow.python.ops import gradient_checker
 from tensorflow.python.platform import googletest
 
 _DTYPES = set(
@@ -186,29 +185,5 @@ class ImageOpsTest(test_util.TensorFlowTestCase):
     self._test_grad([3, 4, 12, 12])
 
 
-  def _test_grad(self, shape_to_test):
-    with self.test_session():
-      test_image_shape = shape_to_test
-      test_image = np.random.randn(*test_image_shape)
-      test_image_tensor = constant_op.constant(test_image, 
-                                               shape=test_image_shape)
-      test_transform = image_ops.angles_to_projective_transforms(np.pi / 2, 
-                                                                 4, 
-                                                                 4)
-      test_transform_shape = test_transform.shape
-
-      output_shape = test_image_shape
-      output = image_ops.transform(test_image_tensor, test_transform)
-      left_err = gradient_checker.compute_gradient_error(
-          test_image_tensor, test_image_shape, output, output_shape,
-          x_init_value=test_image)
-      self.assertLess(left_err, 1e-10)
-
-  def test_grad(self):
-    self._test_grad([16, 16])
-    self._test_grad([4, 12, 12])
-    self._test_grad([3, 4, 12, 12])
-
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
   googletest.main()