diff --git a/tests/trainer/test_checks.py b/tests/trainer/test_checks.py
index 603bc9147e..4d03035b46 100755
--- a/tests/trainer/test_checks.py
+++ b/tests/trainer/test_checks.py
@@ -121,3 +121,14 @@ def test_wrong_test_settigs(tmpdir):
         model.test_dataloader = LightningModule.test_dataloader
         model.test_epoch_end = None
         trainer.test(model, test_dataloaders=model.dataloader(train=False))
+
+    # ----------------
+    # if we are just testing, no need for train_dataloader, train_step, val_dataloader, and val_step
+    # ----------------
+    model = EvalModelTemplate(hparams)
+    model.test_dataloader = LightningModule.test_dataloader
+    model.train_dataloader = None
+    model.train_step = None
+    model.val_dataloader = None
+    model.val_step = None
+    trainer.test(model, test_dataloaders=model.dataloader(train=False))