diff --git a/kombu/tests/test_transport_pyredis.py b/kombu/tests/test_transport_pyredis.py
index ff841559..85802b8b 100644
--- a/kombu/tests/test_transport_pyredis.py
+++ b/kombu/tests/test_transport_pyredis.py
@@ -282,9 +282,10 @@ class test_Redis(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_close_poller_not_active(self):
         c = BrokerConnection(transport=Transport).channel()
+        cycle = c.connection.cycle
         c.client.connection
         c.close()
-        self.assertNotIn(c, c.connection.cycle._channels)
+        self.assertNotIn(c, cycle._channels)
 
     def test_close_ResponseError(self):
         c = BrokerConnection(transport=Transport).channel()
diff --git a/kombu/tests/test_transport_virtual.py b/kombu/tests/test_transport_virtual.py
index c06a4782..d0339cbf 100644
--- a/kombu/tests/test_transport_virtual.py
+++ b/kombu/tests/test_transport_virtual.py
@@ -342,9 +342,6 @@ class test_Transport(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.transport = client().transport
 
-    def test_close_nonexisting_channel(self):
-        self.transport.close_channel("foo")
-
     def test_close_connection(self):
         c1 = self.transport.create_channel(self.transport)
         c2 = self.transport.create_channel(self.transport)