diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 892dc791..bbae40c8 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ repos:
     rev: v1.9.0
     hooks:
       - id: python-check-mock-methods
-      - id: python-no-eval
       - id: python-no-log-warn
       - id: python-use-type-annotations
       - id: rst-directive-colons
diff --git a/tests/test_traceback.py b/tests/test_traceback.py
index e3342ca1..8bcc8922 100644
--- a/tests/test_traceback.py
+++ b/tests/test_traceback.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def test_syntax_error():
     console = Console(width=100, file=io.StringIO())
     try:
         # raises SyntaxError: unexpected EOF while parsing
-        compile("(2+2")
+        eval("(2+2")
     except Exception:
         console.print_exception()
     exception_text = console.file.getvalue()