diff --git a/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py b/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py
index f2f5ab33d..1f23646df 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_retinotopy.py
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+from pynwb.testing import TestCase
+
+
+class TestRetinotopy(TestCase):
+    def test_retinotopy_deprecated(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            import pynwb.retinotopy
+
 # import numpy as np
 
 # from pynwb.retinotopy import ImagingRetinotopy, AxisMap, RetinotopyImage, FocalDepthImage, RetinotopyMap