diff --git a/core/integration_tests_core/README.md b/core/integration_tests_core/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+This crate is dedicated to backend integration tests.
+
+Tests can be built using any supplied service implementation.
+Various implementations are available in the `Extensions/components` crate.
+
+## Running Tests
+
+Integration tests are executed when running `cargo test` from the workspace folder.
+
+Alternatively they can be executed from any crate, using 
+
+`cargo test --package integration_tests_core`
diff --git a/core/integration_tests_core/src/lib.rs b/core/integration_tests_core/src/lib.rs
index 7d18d35..8b13789 100644
--- a/core/integration_tests_core/src/lib.rs
+++ b/core/integration_tests_core/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,23 +1 @@
-// use std::ops::{Deref, DerefMut};
 
-// use components::{EphemeralRegistry, LocalBroadcaster, MemStore};
-// use libchat::{
-//     AddressedEnvelope, ChatStorage, ContentData, Context, ConversationIdOwned, Introduction,
-//     StorageConfig,
-// };
-
-// fn send_and_verify(
-//     sender: &mut Context<LocalBroadcaster, EphemeralRegistry, ChatStorage>,
-//     receiver: &mut Context<LocalBroadcaster, EphemeralRegistry, ChatStorage>,
-//     convo_id: &str,
-//     content: &[u8],
-// ) {
-//     let payloads = sender.send_content(convo_id, content).unwrap();
-//     let payload = payloads.first().unwrap();
-//     let received = receiver
-//         .handle_payload(&payload.data)
-//         .unwrap()
-//         .expect("expected content");
-//     assert_eq!(content, received.data.as_slice());
-//     assert!(!received.is_new_convo);
-// }