diff --git a/tests/datastore/testmemoryds.nim b/tests/datastore/testmemoryds.nim
index fedb497..bcee3f6 100644
--- a/tests/datastore/testmemoryds.nim
+++ b/tests/datastore/testmemoryds.nim
@@ -27,42 +27,11 @@ suite "Test Basic MemoryDatastore":
 
   basicStoreTests(memStore, key, bytes, otherBytes)
 
-suite "Test Misc MemoryDatastore":
-  let
-    path = currentSourcePath() # get this file's name
-    basePath = "tests_data"
-    basePathAbs = path.parentDir / basePath
-    bytes = "some bytes".toBytes
-
-  setup:
-    removeDir(basePathAbs)
-    require(not dirExists(basePathAbs))
-    createDir(basePathAbs)
-
-  teardown:
-    removeDir(basePathAbs)
-    require(not dirExists(basePathAbs))
-
-
 suite "Test Query":
-  let
-    path = currentSourcePath() # get this file's name
-    basePath = "tests_data"
-    basePathAbs = path.parentDir / basePath
 
-  var
-    ds: MemoryDatastore
+  var ds: MemoryDatastore
 
   setup:
-    removeDir(basePathAbs)
-    require(not dirExists(basePathAbs))
-    createDir(basePathAbs)
-
     ds = MemoryDatastore.new()
 
-  teardown:
-
-    removeDir(basePathAbs)
-    require(not dirExists(basePathAbs))
-
   queryTests(ds, false)