diff --git a/spectrum/src/tests/irc_test.py b/spectrum/src/tests/irc_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 8416dce81edb4292b43d4eaf801206a88f76d140..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/spectrum/src/tests/irc_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-import optparse
-import sys
-import time
-import subprocess
-import os
-
-import sleekxmpp
-
-
-class Responder(sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP):
-	def __init__(self, jid, password, room, nick):
-		sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP.__init__(self, jid, password)
-		self.room = room
-		self.nick = nick
-		self.add_event_handler("session_start", self.start)
-		self.add_event_handler("groupchat_message", self.muc_message)
-
-	def muc_message(self, msg):
-		if msg['mucnick'] != self.nick:
-			self.send_message(mto=msg['from'].bare,
-							mbody="echo %s" % msg['body'],
-							mtype='groupchat')
-
-	def start(self, event):
-		self.plugin['xep_0045'].joinMUC(self.room, self.nick, wait=True)
-		#time.sleep(1)
-		#self.send_message(mto=self.room, mbody=self.message, mtype='groupchat')
-		#time.sleep(10)
-		#self.disconnect()
-
-class Client(sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP):
-	def __init__(self, jid, password, room, nick):
-		sleekxmpp.ClientXMPP.__init__(self, jid, password)
-		self.room = room
-		self.nick = nick
-		self.echo_received = False
-		self.add_event_handler("session_start", self.start)
-		self.add_event_handler("groupchat_message", self.muc_message)
-
-	def muc_message(self, msg):
-		if msg['mucnick'] != self.nick:
-			if msg['body'] == "echo abc":
-				self.echo_received = True
-
-	def start(self, event):
-		self.getRoster()
-		self.sendPresence()
-		self.plugin['xep_0045'].joinMUC(self.room, self.nick, wait=True)
-		self.send_message(mto=self.room, mbody="abc", mtype='groupchat')
-		#time.sleep(10)
-		#self.disconnect()
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-	os.system("../spectrum2 -n ./irc_test.cfg &")
-	os.system("ngircd -f ngircd.conf &")
-	time.sleep(1)
-	responder = Responder("responder@localhost", "password", "#channel@localhost", "responder")
-	responder.register_plugin('xep_0030')  # Service Discovery
-	responder.register_plugin('xep_0045')  # Multi-User Chat
-	responder.register_plugin('xep_0199')  # XMPP Ping
-	responder['feature_mechanisms'].unencrypted_plain = True
-
-	if responder.connect():
-		responder.process(block=False)
-	else:
-		print "connect() failed"
-		sys.exit(1)
-
-	client = Client("client@localhost", "password", "#channel@localhost", "client")
-	client.register_plugin('xep_0030')  # Service Discovery
-	client.register_plugin('xep_0045')  # Multi-User Chat
-	client.register_plugin('xep_0199')  # XMPP Ping
-	client['feature_mechanisms'].unencrypted_plain = True
-
-	time.sleep(2)
-
-	if client.connect():
-		client.process(block=False)
-	else:
-		print "connect() failed"
-		sys.exit(1)
-
-	time.sleep(10)
-	client.disconnect()
-	responder.disconnect()
-
-	os.system("killall spectrum2")
-	os.system("killall ngircd")
-	os.system("killall spectrum2_libcommuni_backend")
-
-	if client.echo_received == False:
-		print "ERROR: 'echo abc' not received."
-		sys.exit(1)
-
-	print "ALL TESTS PASSED"