diff --git a/.coveragerc b/.coveragerc
index 8e218461f..f65ab1441 100644
--- a/.coveragerc
+++ b/.coveragerc
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ source = nibabel
 omit =
     */externals/*
     */benchmarks/*
-    */tests/*
     nibabel/_version.py
 
 [report]