diff --git a/gramps/gen/datehandler/test/datehandler_test.py b/gramps/gen/datehandler/test/datehandler_test.py
index 75a27d173..4d0ce845a 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/datehandler/test/datehandler_test.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/datehandler/test/datehandler_test.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ from .. import displayer as _dd
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 class DateHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
-    def base_test(self, test_date):
+    def base_case(self, test_date):
         datestr = _dd.display(test_date)
         new_date = _dp.parse(datestr)
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class DateHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
                                     dates.append(d)
 
         for test_date in dates:
-            self.base_test(test_date)
+            self.base_case(test_date)
 
     def test_span(self):
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class DateHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
                                 dates.append(d)
 
         for test_date in dates:
-            self.base_test(test_date)
+            self.base_case(test_date)
 
     def test_textual(self):
         calendar = Date.CAL_GREGORIAN
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ class DateHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
             test_date = Date()
             test_date.set(quality, modifier, calendar, Date.EMPTY,
                           "This is a textual date")
-            self.base_test(test_date)
+            self.base_case(test_date)
 
     def test_too_few_arguments(self):
         dateval = (4, 7, 1789, False)
diff --git a/gramps/test/test/gedread_util_test.py b/gramps/test/test/gedread_util_test.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bcb0ba330..000000000
--- a/gramps/test/test/gedread_util_test.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#
-# Gramps - a GTK+/GNOME based genealogy program
-#
-# Copyright (C) 2000-2007  Donald N. Allingham
-#
-# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
-# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
-# (at your option) any later version.
-#
-# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-# GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-
-# test/test/gedread_util_test.py
-
-"""test for test/gedread_util.py
-
-also illustrates basic use
-"""
-
-import os
-import unittest as U
-import logging
-
-from test import test_util as tu
-from test import gedread_util as gr
-
-
-class Test(U.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        # make a dir to hold an input gedcom file
-        self.tdir = tu.make_subdir("gr_test")
-
-    def test1(self):
-        prec="""
-0 @I1@ INDI
-1 NAME GedRead TEST /Person/
-"""
-
-        # create a gedcom input file
-        #  from canned head/tail -- see gedread_util
-        infil = os.path.join(self.tdir,"test_in.ged")
-        gr.make_gedcom_input(infil, prec)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(infil), 
-            "create input file %s" % infil)
-
-        # create an empty database
-        dbpath = os.path.join(self.tdir,"test_db")
-        db = gr.create_empty_db(dbpath)
-        self.assertTrue(os.path.isdir(dbpath),
-            "create database (dir) %s" % dbpath)
-
-        # create logfile to test for read log-messages
-        # (note: uses recently added test_util 
-        log = os.path.join(self.tdir, "test_log")
-        tl = tu.TestLogger()
-        tl.logfile_init(log)
-        # now read the gedcom
-        gr.gread(db, infil)
-        logging.warn("nothing here")
-        loglines = tl.logfile_getlines()
-        #NB incorrect SUBM handling causes one extraneous warning
-        xWarns = 1
-        self.assertEquals(len(loglines),1 + xWarns, 
-            "log has no unexpected content")
-        # verify one person in database 
-        np = db.get_number_of_people()
-        self.assertEquals(np,1, 
-            tu.msg(np,1, "db has exactly one person"))
-        db.close()
-        del tl
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    U.main()