diff --git a/python/pyhive/tests/test_hive.py b/python/pyhive/tests/test_hive.py
index b6e9c62b691..428a0211624 100644
--- a/python/pyhive/tests/test_hive.py
+++ b/python/pyhive/tests/test_hive.py
@@ -87,95 +87,6 @@ def test_complex(self, cursor):
         # catch unicode/str
         self.assertEqual(list(map(type, rows[0])), list(map(type, expected[0])))
 
-    @mock.patch('thrift.transport.THttpClient.THttpClient')
-    @mock.patch('ssl.create_default_context')
-    def test_default_ssl_parameters(self, mock_create_context, mock_http_client):
-        """Test that default SSL parameters work correctly when no custom context is provided"""
-        mock_default_context = mock.MagicMock()
-        mock_create_context.return_value = mock_default_context
-        
-        try:
-            conn = hive.Connection(
-                host=_HOST,
-                scheme='https',
-                check_hostname='true',
-                ssl_cert='required'
-            )
-        except TTransportException:
-            pass  # Expected since we're mocking the transport
-        
-        # Verify default context was created and configured correctly
-        mock_create_context.assert_called_once()
-        self.assertEqual(mock_default_context.check_hostname, True)
-        self.assertEqual(mock_default_context.verify_mode, ssl.CERT_REQUIRED)
-        
-        # Verify the transport was created with our SSL context
-        mock_http_client.assert_called_once()
-        call_kwargs = mock_http_client.call_args[1]
-        self.assertEqual(call_kwargs['ssl_context'], mock_default_context)
-
-    @mock.patch('thrift.transport.THttpClient.THttpClient')
-    @mock.patch('ssl.create_default_context')
-    def test_custom_ssl_context_overrides_defaults(self, mock_create_context, mock_http_client):
-        """Test that custom SSL context overrides default SSL parameters"""
-        custom_context = mock.MagicMock()
-        custom_context.check_hostname = False
-        custom_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
-        
-        try:
-            conn = hive.Connection(
-                host=_HOST,
-                scheme='https',
-                ssl_context=custom_context,
-                check_hostname='true',
-                ssl_cert='required'
-            )
-        except TTransportException:
-            pass  # Expected since we're mocking the transport
-        
-        # Verify default context was NOT created
-        mock_create_context.assert_not_called()
-        
-        # Verify the transport was created with our custom context
-        mock_http_client.assert_called_once()
-        call_kwargs = mock_http_client.call_args[1]
-        self.assertEqual(call_kwargs['ssl_context'], custom_context)
-
-    def test_ssl_context_mtls_configuration(self):
-        """Test that SSL context can be configured for mTLS"""
-        # Create and configure mTLS context before creating the connection
-        mtls_context = mock.MagicMock()
-        mtls_context.load_cert_chain = mock.MagicMock()
-        
-        # Configure mTLS before passing to Connection
-        mtls_context.load_cert_chain(
-            certfile='client.crt',
-            keyfile='client.key'
-        )
-        
-        conn = hive.Connection(
-            host=_HOST,
-            scheme='https',
-            ssl_context=mtls_context
-        )
-        
-        # Verify mTLS was configured correctly
-        mtls_context.load_cert_chain.assert_called_once_with(
-            certfile='client.crt',
-            keyfile='client.key'
-        )
-
-    def test_http_connection_no_ssl(self):
-        """Test that HTTP connections don't create SSL context"""
-        with mock.patch('ssl.create_default_context') as mock_create_context:
-            conn = hive.Connection(
-                host=_HOST,
-                scheme='http'  # Note: using http instead of https
-            )
-            
-            # Verify no SSL context was created for HTTP
-            mock_create_context.assert_not_called()
-
     @with_cursor
     def test_async(self, cursor):
         cursor.execute('SELECT * FROM one_row', async_=True)
@@ -328,9 +239,29 @@ def test_custom_connection(self):
             subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'cp', orig_none, des])
             _restart_hs2()
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Need a proper setup for SSL context testing")
+    def test_basic_ssl_context(self):
+        """Test that connection works with a custom SSL context that mimics the default behavior."""
+        # Create an SSL context similar to what Connection creates by default
+        ssl_context = ssl.create_default_context()
+        ssl_context.check_hostname = False
+        ssl_context.verify_mode = ssl.CERT_NONE
+        
+        # Connect using the same parameters as self.connect() but with our custom context
+        with contextlib.closing(hive.connect(
+            host=_HOST,
+            port=10000,
+            configuration={'mapred.job.tracker': 'local'},
+            ssl_context=ssl_context
+        )) as connection:
+            with contextlib.closing(connection.cursor()) as cursor:
+                # Use the same query pattern as other tests
+                cursor.execute('SELECT 1 FROM one_row')
+                self.assertEqual(cursor.fetchall(), [(1,)])
+
 
 def _restart_hs2():
     subprocess.check_call(['sudo', 'service', 'hive-server2', 'restart'])
     with contextlib.closing(socket.socket()) as s:
         while s.connect_ex(('localhost', 10000)) != 0:
-            time.sleep(1)
+            time.sleep(1)
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