diff --git a/web/tests/stream_topic_history.test.cjs b/web/tests/stream_topic_history.test.cjs
index 1fde5ffe8d..8d696b1ad5 100644
--- a/web/tests/stream_topic_history.test.cjs
+++ b/web/tests/stream_topic_history.test.cjs
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@ const {run_test, noop} = require("./lib/test.cjs");
 
 const channel = mock_esm("../src/channel");
 const message_util = mock_esm("../src/message_util");
-mock_esm("../src/people.ts", {
-    maybe_get_user_by_id: noop,
-});
 
 const echo_state = zrequire("echo_state");
 const topic_list = zrequire("topic_list");