diff --git a/tests/test_issue_authorize_optional_scope.py b/tests/test_issue_authorize_optional_scope.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 51fd7fabf..000000000
--- a/tests/test_issue_authorize_optional_scope.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-import github3
-from tests.utils import BaseCase
-
-"""
-http://github3py.readthedocs.org/en/0.7.0/github.html#github3.github.GitHub
-says scopes are required to create an authorization.
-
-http://developer.github.com/v3/oauth/#create-a-new-authorization (at time of
-writing - 2013-09-06) disagrees
-"""
-
-
-class TestOptionalScope(BaseCase):
-    def test_authorize_with_scope(self):
-        """ Copypasted from TestGitHub """
-
-        self.response('authorization', 201)
-        scopes = ['scope1', 'scope2']
-
-        self.g.authorize(None, None, scopes)
-        self.not_called()
-
-        a = self.g.authorize('user', 'password', scopes)
-        assert isinstance(a, github3.auths.Authorization)
-        assert self.request.called is True
-
-        self.request.reset_mock()
-
-        self.login()
-        a = self.g.authorize(None, None, scopes=scopes)
-
-    def test_authorize_without_scope(self):
-        self.response('authorization', 201)
-
-        self.g.authorize(None, None)
-        self.not_called()
-
-        a = self.g.authorize('user', 'password')
-        assert isinstance(a, github3.auths.Authorization)
-        assert self.request.called is True
-
-        self.request.reset_mock()
-
-        self.login()
-        a = self.g.authorize(None, None)
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_github.py b/tests/unit/test_github.py
index 0c6bb7674..ff242f316 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_github.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_github.py
@@ -23,6 +23,18 @@ def test_authorization(self):
             url_for('authorizations/10'),
         )
 
+    def test_authorize_without_scope(self):
+        """Show an authorization can be created for a user without scope."""
+        self.instance.authorize('username', 'password')
+        self.session.temporary_basic_auth.assert_called_once_with(
+            'username', 'password'
+        )
+        self.post_called_with(
+            url_for('authorizations'),
+            data={'note': '', 'note_url': '', 'client_id': '',
+                  'client_secret': ''}
+        )
+
     def test_authorize(self):
         """Show an authorization can be created for a user."""
         self.instance.authorize('username', 'password', ['user', 'repo'])