diff --git a/tests/runtests.py b/tests/runtests.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 391a149733cbf0dfe30ccc046ad79062068076aa..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/tests/runtests.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,70 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import sys
-from subprocess import *
-import time
-
-def run_spectrum(backend, test):
-	os.system("rm test.sql")
-	f = open("sample.cfg", "w")
-	f.write("\
-	[service]\n\
-	jid = localhost\n\
-	password = secret\n\
-	server = 127.0.0.1\n\
-	port = 5222\n\
-	server_mode = 1\n\
-	backend=../backends/%s/%s_backend\n\
-	protocol=prpl-jabber\n\
-\
-	[database]\n\
-	database = test.sql\n\
-	prefix=icq\n\
-	" % (backend, backend)
-	)
-	f.close()
-	p = Popen("../spectrum/src/spectrum sample.cfg > " + backend + "_" + test + ".log 2>&1", shell=True)
-	time.sleep(4)
-	return p
-
-def one_test_run():
-	os.system("killall spectrum 2> /dev/null")
-	os.system("rm *.log")
-
-	for backend in os.listdir("../backends"):
-		if not os.path.isdir("../backends/" + backend) or backend == "CMakeFiles":
-			continue
-
-		for d in os.listdir("."):
-			binary = d + "/" + d + "_test"
-			if not os.path.exists(binary):
-				continue
-
-			if os.path.exists(d + "/.no" + backend):
-				continue
-
-			p = run_spectrum(backend, d)
-
-			if backend.find("purple") >= 0:
-				p = Popen(binary + " pyjim%jabber.cz@localhost test", shell=True)
-			else:
-				p = Popen(binary + " testnickname%irc.freenode.net@localhost test", shell=True)
-
-			seconds = 0
-			while p.poll() is None and seconds < 20:
-				time.sleep(1)
-				seconds += 1
-
-			if p.returncode == 0 and seconds < 20:
-				print "[ PASS ]", backend, binary
-				
-			else:
-				if seconds == 20:
-					print "[ TIME ]", backend, binary
-				else:
-					print "[ FAIL ]", backend, binary
-
-			os.system("killall spectrum 2> /dev/null")
-
-one_test_run()
-
-