diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 4d3e8918c..0a6af697f 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -216,13 +216,6 @@ class Embark {
     });
   }
 
-  initTests(options) {
-    this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.test];
-    let Test = require('./tests/test.js');
-    options.context = this.context;
-    return new Test(options);
-  }
-
   graph(options) {
     this.context = options.context || [constants.contexts.graph];
     options.onlyCompile = true;
@@ -372,14 +365,6 @@ class Embark {
     let RunTests = require('./tests/run_tests.js');
     RunTests.run(file);
   }
-
 }
 
-// temporary until next refactor
-Embark.initTests = function(options) {
-  let Test = require('./tests/test.js');
-  options.context = [constants.contexts.test];
-  return new Test(options);
-};
-
 module.exports = Embark;
diff --git a/lib/tests/oldtest.js b/lib/tests/oldtest.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 1d47053f5..000000000
--- a/lib/tests/oldtest.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-var async = require('async');
-//require("../utils/debug_util.js")(__filename, async);
-var Web3 = require('web3');
-var Engine = require('../core/engine.js');
-var TestLogger = require('./test_logger.js');
-
-var getSimulator = function() {
-  try {
-    var sim = require('ethereumjs-testrpc');
-    return sim;
-  } catch (e) {
-    if (e.code === 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND') {
-      console.log(__('Simulator not found; Please install it with "%s"', 'npm install ethereumjs-testrpc --save'));
-      console.log(__('IMPORTANT: if you using a NodeJS version older than 6.9.1 then you need to install an older version of testrpc "%s"', 'npm install ethereumjs-testrpc@2.0 --save'));
-      console.log('For more information see https://github.com/ethereumjs/testrpc');
-      // TODO: should throw exception instead
-      return process.exit();
-    }
-    console.log("==============");
-    console.log(__("Tried to load testrpc but an error occurred. This is a problem with testrpc"));
-    console.log(__('IMPORTANT: if you using a NodeJS version older than 6.9.1 then you need to install an older version of testrpc "%s". Alternatively install node 6.9.1 and the testrpc 3.0', 'npm install ethereumjs-testrpc@2.0 --save'));
-    console.log("==============");
-    throw e;
-  }
-};
-
-var Test = function(options) {
-  this.options = options || {};
-  this.simOptions = this.options.simulatorOptions || {};
-
-  this.engine = new Engine({
-    env: this.options.env || 'test',
-    // TODO: confi will need to detect if this is a obj
-    embarkConfig: this.options.embarkConfig || 'embark.json',
-    interceptLogs: false
-  });
-
-  this.engine.init({
-    logger: new TestLogger({logLevel: 'debug'})
-  });
-
-  this.web3 = new Web3();
-  
-  if (this.simOptions.node) {
-    this.web3.setProvider(new this.web3.providers.HttpProvider(this.simOptions.node));
-  } else {
-    this.sim = getSimulator();
-    this.web3.setProvider(this.sim.provider(this.simOptions));
-  }
-};
-
-Test.prototype.getAccounts = function(cb) {
-  this.web3.eth.getAccounts(function(err, accounts) {
-    cb(err, accounts);
-  });
-};
-
-Test.prototype.deployAll = function(contractsConfig, cb) {
-  var self = this;
-  if (!this.alreadyWarned) {
-    this.alreadyWarned = true;
-    console.warn('This test API is deprecated, please use the new one INSERT LINK'); // TODO add link
-  }
-  
-  async.waterfall([
-      function getConfig(callback) {
-        let _versions_default = self.engine.config.contractsConfig.versions;
-        self.engine.config.contractsConfig = {contracts: contractsConfig, versions: _versions_default};
-        callback();
-      },
-      function startServices(callback) {
-        //{abiType: 'contracts', embarkJS: false}
-        self.engine.startService("libraryManager");
-        self.engine.startService("codeRunner");
-        self.engine.startService("web3", {
-          web3: self.web3
-        });
-        self.engine.startService("deployment", {
-          trackContracts: false
-        });
-        self.engine.startService("codeGenerator");
-        callback();
-      },
-      function deploy(callback) {
-        self.engine.events.on('code-generator-ready', function () {
-          self.engine.events.request('code-contracts-vanila', function(vanillaABI) {
-            callback(null, vanillaABI);
-          });
-        });
-
-        self.engine.deployManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
-        self.engine.contractsManager.gasLimit = 6000000;
-        self.engine.deployManager.fatalErrors = true;
-        self.engine.deployManager.deployOnlyOnConfig = true;
-        self.engine.deployManager.deployContracts(function(err, _result) {
-          if (err) {
-            callback(err);
-          }
-        });
-      }
-  ], function(err, result) {
-    if (err) {
-      console.log(__('terminating due to error'));
-      process.exit(1);
-    }
-    // this should be part of the waterfall and not just something done at the
-    // end
-    self.web3.eth.getAccounts(function(err, accounts) {
-      if (err) {
-        throw new Error(err);
-      }
-      self.web3.eth.defaultAccount = accounts[0];
-      self.engine.events.request('runcode:eval', result);
-      //cb();
-      cb(accounts);
-    });
-  });
-};
-
-module.exports = Test;