diff --git a/tests/test_read_pos.py b/tests/test_read_pos.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5590679b1..000000000
--- a/tests/test_read_pos.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-import py.test
-from spacy.pos_util import realign_tagged
-from spacy.pos_util import _parse_line
-
-def test_realign():
-    rules = ["<SEP>,", "ca<SEP>n't", "``<SEP>"]
-    tagged = "``/`` I/PRP ca/MD n't/RB"
-    assert realign_tagged(rules, tagged) == "``<SEP>I/``_PRP ca<SEP>n't/MD_RB"
-
-
-def test_parse_line():
-    line = "Pierre/NNP Vinken,/NNP_, isn't/VBZ_RB 61/CD years/NNS old./RB_.\n"
-    tokens, tags = _parse_line(line, '/')
-    assert len(tokens) == len(tags)
-    assert len(tokens) == 9