diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index adc9ffc..497c12f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -167,5 +167,4 @@ jobs:
           fi
           nim --version
           nimble --version
-          nimble build
           nimble test
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1437e57..2fefc4b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ It will ensure better testability and integrability.
 
 # Run test
 
-`./run_all_tests.sh`
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+`nimble test`
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diff --git a/all_test.md b/all_test.md
deleted file mode 100644
index a92090e..0000000
--- a/all_test.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-* testbasictimers  - 504 milliseconds, 149 microseconds, and 657 nanoseconds
-* testbasicstatemachine  - 1 millisecond, 831 microseconds, and 189 nanoseconds
-* testbasicclusterelection  - 2 minutes, 80 milliseconds, 340 microseconds, and 536 nanoseconds
diff --git a/misc/test_macro.nim b/misc/test_macro.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 2cb9900..0000000
--- a/misc/test_macro.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-# nim-raft
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
-# Licensed under either of
-#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
-#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
-# at your option.
-# This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
-# those terms.
-
-import std/times
-import vm_compile_info
-import macros, strutils, os, unittest2, osproc
-import threadpool
-
-export strutils, os, unittest2, osproc, threadpool
-
-# AppVeyor may go out of memory with the default of 4
-setMinPoolSize(2)
-
-proc executeMyself(numModules: int, names: openArray[string]): int =
-  let appName = getAppFilename()
-  var elpdList = newSeq[Duration](numModules)
-  for i in 0..<numModules:
-    let start = getTime()
-    let execResult = execCmd(appName & " " & $i)
-    let elpd = getTime() - start
-    elpdList[i] = elpd
-    if execResult != 0:
-      stderr.writeLine("subtest no: " & $i & " failed: " & names[i])
-    result = result or execResult
-
-  var f = open("all_test.md", fmWrite)
-  for i in 0..<numModules:
-    f.write("* " & names[i])
-    f.write("  - " & $elpdList[i])
-    f.write("\n")
-  f.close()
-
-proc getImportStmt(stmtList: NimNode): NimNode =
-  result = stmtList[0]
-  result.expectKind nnkImportStmt
-
-proc ofStmt(idx: int, singleModule: NimNode): NimNode =
-  # remove the "test_" prefix
-  let moduleName = normalize(singleModule.toStrLit.strVal).substr(4)
-  let moduleMain = newIdentNode(moduleName & "Main")
-
-  # construct `of` branch
-  # of idx: moduleMain()
-  result = nnkOfBranch.newTree(
-    newLit(idx),
-    newCall(moduleMain)
-  )
-
-proc toModuleNames(importStmt: NimNode): NimNode =
-  result = nnkBracket.newTree
-  for singleModule in importStmt:
-    let x = normalize(singleModule.toStrLit.strVal)
-    result.add newLit(x)
-
-macro cliBuilder*(stmtList: typed): untyped =
-  let importStmt = stmtList.getImportStmt
-  let moduleCount = importStmt.len
-  let moduleNames = importStmt.toModuleNames
-
-  # case paramStr(1).parseInt
-  var caseStmt = nnkCaseStmt.newTree(
-    quote do: paramStr(1).parseInt
-  )
-
-  # of 0: codeStreamMain()
-  # of 1: gasMeterMain()
-  # of 2: memoryMain()
-  # ...
-  for idx, singleModule in importStmt:
-    caseStmt.add ofStmt(idx, singleModule)
-
-  # else:
-  #   echo "invalid argument"
-  caseStmt.add nnkElse.newTree(
-    quote do: echo "invalid argument"
-  )
-
-  result = quote do:
-    if paramCount() == 0:
-      const names = `moduleNames`
-      quit(executeMyself(`moduleCount`, names))
-    else:
-      `caseStmt`
-
-# if you want to add new test module(s)
-# make sure you define an entry poin
-# e.g.
-# proc mytestMain*() =
-#   # put anything you want here
-# and then give it a name `test_mytest.nim`
-# the `mytest` part should match between
-# the proc name and the module name
-
-# if this executable called without any params
-# it will execute each of the test by executing itself
-# repeatedly until all sub-tests are executed.
-# you can execute the sub-test by a number start from zero.
diff --git a/misc/vm_compile_info.nim b/misc/vm_compile_info.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 6463d21..0000000
--- a/misc/vm_compile_info.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-# nim-raft
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
-# Licensed under either of
-#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
-#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
-# at your option.
-# This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
-# those terms.
-
-func vmName(): string =
-  when defined(evmc_enabled):
-    "evmc"
-  else:
-    "nimvm"
-
-const
-  VmName* = vmName()
-  warningMsg = block:
-    var rc = "*** Compiling with " & VmName
-    when defined(legacy_eth66_enabled):
-      rc &= ", legacy-eth/66"
-    when defined(chunked_rlpx_enabled):
-      rc &= ", chunked-rlpx"
-    when defined(boehmgc):
-      rc &= ", boehm/gc"
-    rc &= " enabled"
-    rc
-
-{.warning: warningMsg.}
-
-{.used.}
diff --git a/nim.projectMapping b/nim.projectMapping
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbdc928
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nim.projectMapping
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+    "nim.provider": "lsp",
+    "nim.projectMapping": [{
+        // everything else - use main.nim as root.
+        "projectFile": "raft.nim",
+        "fileRegex": ".*\\.nim"
+    }]
+}
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diff --git a/raft.nimble b/raft.nimble
index c6a2ccf..f720757 100644
--- a/raft.nimble
+++ b/raft.nimble
@@ -20,38 +20,8 @@ requires "nim >= 1.6.14"
 requires "stew >= 0.1.0"
 requires "unittest2 >= 0.0.4"
 requires "uuids >= 0.1.11"
-requires "chronicles >= 0.10.3"
-requires "chronos >= 3.0.11"
-requires "nimdbx >= 0.4.1"
 requires "nimterop >= 0.6.13"
 
-proc buildBinary(name: string, srcDir = "./", params = "", lang = "c") =
-  if not dirExists "build":
-    mkDir "build"
-  # allow something like "nim nimbus --verbosity:0 --hints:off nimbus.nims"
-  var extra_params = params
-  for i in 2..<paramCount():
-    extra_params &= " " & paramStr(i)
-  exec "nim " & lang & " --threads:on " & extra_params & " --out:build/" & name & " " & srcDir & name & ".nim"
-
-proc test(path: string, name: string, params = "", lang = "c") =
-  # Verify stack usage is kept low by setting 750k stack limit in tests.
-  const stackLimitKiB = 750
-  when not defined(windows):
-    const (buildOption, runPrefix) = ("", "ulimit -s " & $stackLimitKiB & " && ")
-  else:
-    # No `ulimit` in Windows.  `ulimit -s` in Bash is accepted but has no effect.
-    # See https://public-inbox.org/git/alpine.DEB.2.21.1.1709131448390.4132@virtualbox/
-    # Also, the command passed to NimScript `exec` on Windows is not a shell script.
-    # Instead, we can set stack size at link time.
-    const (buildOption, runPrefix) =
-      (" -d:windowsNoSetStack --passL:-Wl,--stack," & $(stackLimitKiB * 2048), "")
-
-  buildBinary name, (path & "/"), params & buildOption
-  exec runPrefix & "build/" & name
-
 task test, "Run tests":
-  test "tests", "all_tests", "-d:chronicles_sinks=textlines -d:chronicles_log_level=ERROR -d:unittest2DisableParamFiltering"
+  exec "nim c -r tests/test_consensus_state_machine.nim "
 
-
-# Helper functions
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diff --git a/raft.nims b/raft.nims
deleted file mode 120000
index b12ff42..0000000
--- a/raft.nims
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-raft.nimble
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diff --git a/raft/async_util.nim b/raft/async_util.nim
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cd08d7..0000000
--- a/raft/async_util.nim
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# nim-raft
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
-# Licensed under either of
-#  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE))
-#  * MIT license ([LICENSE-MIT](LICENSE-MIT))
-# at your option.
-# This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
-# those terms.
-
-import chronos
-
-template awaitWithTimeout*[T](operation: Future[T],
-                              deadline: Future[void],
-                              body: untyped) =
-  let f {.inject.} = operation
-  await f or deadline
-  if not f.finished:
-    # If we don't wait for for the cancellation here, it's possible that
-    # the "next" operation will run concurrently to this one, messing up
-    # the order of operations (since await/async is not fair)
-    await cancelAndWait(f)
-  else:
-    body
-
-# template awaitWithTimeout*[T](operation: Future[T],
-#                               deadline: Future[void],
-#                               onTimeout: untyped): T =
-#   let f = operation
-#   await f or deadline
-#   if not f.finished:
-#     # If we don't wait for for the cancellation here, it's possible that
-#     # the "next" operation will run concurrently to this one, messing up
-#     # the order of operations (since await/async is not fair)
-#     await cancelAndWait(f)
-#     onTimeout
-#   else:
-#     f.read
-
-# template awaitWithTimeout*[T](operation: Future[T],
-#                               timeout: Duration,
-#                               onTimeout: untyped): T =
-#   awaitWithTimeout(operation, sleepAsync(timeout), onTimeout)
-
-# template awaitWithTimeout*(operation: Future[void],
-#                            deadline: Future[void],
-#                            onTimeout: untyped) =
-#   let f = operation
-#   await f or deadline
-#   if not f.finished:
-#     # If we don't wait for for the cancellation here, it's possible that
-#     # the "next" operation will run concurrently to this one, messing up
-#     # the order of operations (since await/async is not fair)
-#     await cancelAndWait(f)
-#     onTimeout
-
-# template awaitWithTimeout*(operation: Future[void],
-#                            timeout: Duration,
-#                            onTimeout: untyped) =
-#   awaitWithTimeout(operation, sleepAsync(timeout), onTimeout)
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diff --git a/raft_node_config.json b/raft_node_config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index a992f13..0000000
--- a/raft_node_config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "raftPeers":[
-        {
-            "id": "f9695ea4-4f37-11ee-8e75-8ff5a48faa42",
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "port": 7771,
-            "friendly_name": "Raft Node 1"
-        },
-        {
-            "id": "04fd202a-4f38-11ee-9ee2-23aba7dde7d3",
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "port": 7772,
-            "friendly_name": "Raft Node 2 etc."            
-        },
-        {
-            "id": "09f3e6b8-4f38-11ee-a221-4b348f8bbde7",
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "port": 7773,
-            "friendly_name": "Raft Node 3 etc."            
-        },
-        {
-            "id": "0edc0976-4f38-11ee-b1ad-5b3b0f690e65",
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "port": 7774,
-            "friendly_name": "Raft Node 4 etc."            
-        },
-        {
-            "id": "130d0662-4f38-11ee-a6ed-2746aae5bc0b",
-            "host": "127.0.0.1",
-            "port": 7775,
-            "friendly_name": "Raft Node 5 etc."            
-        }
-    ]
-}
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diff --git a/run_all_tests.sh b/run_all_tests.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index ea29dc5..0000000
--- a/run_all_tests.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-nim test raft.nims
diff --git a/tests/all_tests.nim b/tests/all_tests.nim
index 5461048..fb2a83b 100644
--- a/tests/all_tests.nim
+++ b/tests/all_tests.nim
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 # This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to
 # those terms.
 
-import ../misc/test_macro
 
-{. warning[UnusedImport]:off .}
-
-cliBuilder:
-  import  ./test_consensus_state_machine
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+import  test_consensus_state_machine
+export test_consensus_state_machine
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