diff --git a/skimage/filters/tests/test_filter_import.py b/skimage/filters/tests/test_filter_import.py
index 764bda46..90384324 100644
--- a/skimage/filters/tests/test_filter_import.py
+++ b/skimage/filters/tests/test_filter_import.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from warnings import catch_warnings, simplefilter
 
-from skimage.filters import median
 
 def test_filter_import():
     with catch_warnings():
diff --git a/skimage/filters/tests/test_median.py b/skimage/filters/tests/test_median.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..213c06ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skimage/filters/tests/test_median.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def test_median_in_filters():
+    from skimage.filters import median