diff --git a/tests/test_streaming.py b/tests/test_streaming.py
index 17ab9ea..98855e0 100644
--- a/tests/test_streaming.py
+++ b/tests/test_streaming.py
@@ -203,9 +203,8 @@ async def cancel_after(wait):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope='module')
 def time_quad_ex(arb_addr, ci_env, spawn_backend):
-    if ci_env and spawn_backend == 'mp' and (platform.system() != 'Windows'):
-        """no idea, but the travis and github actions, mp *nix runs are
-        flaking out here often
+    if spawn_backend == 'mp' and (platform.system() != 'Windows'):
+        """no idea but the  mp *nix runs are flaking out here often...
         """
         pytest.skip("Test is too flaky on mp in CI")