diff --git a/libp2p.nimble b/libp2p.nimble
index a43f9f82c..6b0bba906 100644
--- a/libp2p.nimble
+++ b/libp2p.nimble
@@ -16,19 +16,43 @@ requires "nim >= 1.2.0",
          "secp256k1",
          "stew"
 
-proc runTest(filename: string, secure: string = "secio") =
-  exec "nim c -r --opt:speed -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off tests/" & filename
+proc runTest(filename: string, secure: string = "secio", verify: bool = true, sign: bool = true) =
+  var excstr: string = "nim c -r --opt:speed -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off"
+  excstr.add(" ")
+  excstr.add("-d:libp2p_secure=" & $secure)
+  excstr.add(" ")
+  excstr.add("-d:libp2p_pubsub_sign=" & $sign)
+  excstr.add(" ")
+  excstr.add("-d:libp2p_pubsub_verify=" & $verify)
+  excstr.add(" ")
+  excstr.add("tests/" & filename)
+  exec excstr
   rmFile "tests/" & filename.toExe
 
 proc buildSample(filename: string) =
   exec "nim c --opt:speed --threads:on -d:debug --verbosity:0 --hints:off examples/" & filename
   rmFile "examples" & filename.toExe
 
-task test, "Runs the test suite":
+task testnative, "Runs libp2p native tests":
   runTest("testnative")
-  runTest("testnative", "noise")
+
+task testdaemon, "Runs daemon tests":
   runTest("testdaemon")
+
+task testinterop, "Runs interop tests":
   runTest("testinterop")
 
+task testpubsub, "Runs pubsub tests":
+  runTest("pubsub/testpubsub")
+  runTest("pubsub/testpubsub", sign = false, verify = false)
+  # runTest("pubsub/testpubsub", "noise")
+
+task test, "Runs the test suite":
+  exec "nimble testnative"
+  # runTest("testnative", "noise")
+  exec "nimble testpubsub"
+  exec "nimble testdaemon"
+  exec "nimble testinterop"
+
 task examples_build, "Build the samples":
   buildSample("directchat")
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
index 5a95a6314..a02f09da8 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/floodsub.nim
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ method rpcHandler*(f: FloodSub,
         if msg.msgId notin f.seen:
           f.seen.put(msg.msgId)                      # add the message to the seen cache
 
-          if not msg.verify(peer.peerInfo):
+          if f.verifySignature and not msg.verify(peer.peerInfo):
             trace "dropping message due to failed signature verification"
             continue
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ method publish*(f: FloodSub,
     return
 
   trace "publishing on topic", name = topic
-  let msg = newMessage(f.peerInfo, data, topic)
+  let msg = newMessage(f.peerInfo, data, topic, f.sign)
   var sent: seq[Future[void]]
   # start the future but do not wait yet
   for p in f.floodsub[topic]:
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
index f7c9e5cdf..4f7e41234 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub.nim
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ method handleDisconnect(g: GossipSub, peer: PubSubPeer) {.async.} =
   trace "peer disconnected", peer=peer.id
 
   await procCall FloodSub(g).handleDisconnect(peer)
- 
+
   for t in g.gossipsub.keys:
     g.gossipsub[t].excl(peer.id)
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ method rpcHandler(g: GossipSub,
 
         g.seen.put(msg.msgId)                        # add the message to the seen cache
 
-        if not msg.verify(peer.peerInfo):
+        if g.verifySignature and not msg.verify(peer.peerInfo):
           trace "dropping message due to failed signature verification"
           continue
 
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ method publish*(g: GossipSub,
         # set the fanout expiery time
         g.lastFanoutPubSub[topic] = Moment.fromNow(GossipSubFanoutTTL)
 
-    let msg = newMessage(g.peerInfo, data, topic)
+    let msg = newMessage(g.peerInfo, data, topic, g.sign)
     var sent: seq[Future[void]]
     for p in peers:
       if p == g.peerInfo.id:
@@ -449,378 +449,3 @@ method initPubSub(g: GossipSub) =
   g.gossip = initTable[string, seq[ControlIHave]]() # pending gossip
   g.control = initTable[string, ControlMessage]() # pending control messages
   g.heartbeatLock = newAsyncLock()
-
-## Unit tests
-when isMainModule:
-  ## Test internal (private) methods for gossip,
-  ## mesh and fanout maintenance.
-  ## Usually I wouldn't test private behaviour,
-  ## but the maintenance methods are quite involved,
-  ## hence these tests are here.
-  ##
-
-  import unittest
-  import ../../errors
-  import ../../stream/bufferstream
-
-  type
-    TestGossipSub = ref object of GossipSub
-
-  const
-    StreamTransportTrackerName = "stream.transport"
-    StreamServerTrackerName = "stream.server"
-
-  suite "GossipSub":
-    teardown:
-      let
-        trackers = [
-          getTracker(BufferStreamTrackerName),
-          getTracker(AsyncStreamWriterTrackerName),
-          getTracker(AsyncStreamReaderTrackerName),
-          getTracker(StreamTransportTrackerName),
-          getTracker(StreamServerTrackerName)
-        ]
-      for tracker in trackers:
-        if not isNil(tracker):
-          # echo tracker.dump()
-          check tracker.isLeaked() == false
-   
-    test "`rebalanceMesh` Degree Lo":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<15:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].conn = conn
-          gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        check gossipSub.peers.len == 15
-        await gossipSub.rebalanceMesh(topic)
-        check gossipSub.mesh[topic].len == GossipSubD
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`rebalanceMesh` Degree Hi":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<15:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].conn = conn
-          gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len == 15
-        await gossipSub.rebalanceMesh(topic)
-        check gossipSub.mesh[topic].len == GossipSubD
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`replenishFanout` Degree Lo":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<15:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          var peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len == 15
-        await gossipSub.replenishFanout(topic)
-        check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == GossipSubD
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`dropFanoutPeers` drop expired fanout topics":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.lastFanoutPubSub[topic] = Moment.fromNow(100.millis)
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<6:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == GossipSubD
-
-        await gossipSub.dropFanoutPeers()
-        check topic notin gossipSub.fanout
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`dropFanoutPeers` leave unexpired fanout topics":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic1 = "foobar1"
-        let topic2 = "foobar2"
-        gossipSub.fanout[topic1] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.fanout[topic2] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.lastFanoutPubSub[topic1] = Moment.fromNow(100.millis)
-        gossipSub.lastFanoutPubSub[topic1] = Moment.fromNow(500.millis)
-
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<6:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          gossipSub.fanout[topic1].incl(peerInfo.id)
-          gossipSub.fanout[topic2].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        check gossipSub.fanout[topic1].len == GossipSubD
-        check gossipSub.fanout[topic2].len == GossipSubD
-
-        await gossipSub.dropFanoutPeers()
-        check topic1 notin gossipSub.fanout
-        check topic2 in gossipSub.fanout
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`getGossipPeers` - should gather up to degree D non intersecting peers":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<30:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          if i mod 2 == 0:
-            gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-          else:
-            gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        for i in 0..<15:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == 15
-        check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == 15
-        check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len == 15
-
-        let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
-        check peers.len == GossipSubD
-        for p in peers.keys:
-          check p notin gossipSub.fanout[topic]
-          check p notin gossipSub.mesh[topic]
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`getGossipPeers` - should not crash on missing topics in mesh":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<30:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          if i mod 2 == 0:
-            gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-          else:
-            gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
-        check peers.len == GossipSubD
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`getGossipPeers` - should not crash on missing topics in gossip":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<30:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          if i mod 2 == 0:
-            gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-          else:
-            gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
-        check peers.len == GossipSubD
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
-
-    test "`getGossipPeers` - should not crash on missing topics in gossip":
-      proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-        let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
-                                  PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
-
-        proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        proc writeHandler(data: seq[byte]) {.async.} =
-          discard
-
-        let topic = "foobar"
-        gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
-        var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
-        for i in 0..<30:
-          let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream(writeHandler))
-          conns &= conn
-          let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
-          conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
-          gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
-          if i mod 2 == 0:
-            gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-          else:
-            gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
-
-        let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
-        check peers.len == 0
-
-        await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
-
-        result = true
-
-      check:
-        waitFor(testRun()) == true
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
index a6b9e9931..637b01c25 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsub.nim
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ type
     topics*: Table[string, Topic]     # local topics
     peers*: Table[string, PubSubPeer] # peerid to peer map
     triggerSelf*: bool                # trigger own local handler on publish
+    verifySignature*: bool            # enable signature verification
+    sign*: bool                       # enable message signing
     cleanupLock: AsyncLock
     validators*: Table[string, HashSet[ValidatorHandler]]
 
@@ -241,11 +243,14 @@ method validate*(p: PubSub, message: Message): Future[bool] {.async, base.} =
   let futs = await allFinished(pending)
   result = futs.allIt(not it.failed and it.read())
 
-proc newPubSub*(p: typedesc[PubSub],
+proc newPubSub*(P: typedesc[PubSub],
                 peerInfo: PeerInfo,
-                triggerSelf: bool = false): p =
-  new result
-  result.peerInfo = peerInfo
-  result.triggerSelf = triggerSelf
-  result.cleanupLock = newAsyncLock()
+                triggerSelf: bool = false,
+                verifySignature: bool = true,
+                sign: bool = true): P =
+  result = P(peerInfo: peerInfo,
+             triggerSelf: triggerSelf,
+             verifySignature: verifySignature,
+             sign: sign,
+             cleanupLock: newAsyncLock())
   result.initPubSub()
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
index 438a07080..981b42afc 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/pubsubpeer.nim
@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ proc send*(p: PubSubPeer, msgs: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
 proc sendMsg*(p: PubSubPeer,
               peerId: PeerID,
               topic: string,
-              data: seq[byte]): Future[void] {.gcsafe.} =
-  p.send(@[RPCMsg(messages: @[newMessage(p.peerInfo, data, topic)])])
+              data: seq[byte],
+              sign: bool): Future[void] {.gcsafe.} =
+  p.send(@[RPCMsg(messages: @[newMessage(p.peerInfo, data, topic, sign)])])
 
 proc sendGraft*(p: PubSubPeer, topics: seq[string]) {.async.} =
   for topic in topics:
diff --git a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim
index 66339504c..11109eab0 100644
--- a/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim
+++ b/libp2p/protocols/pubsub/rpc/message.nim
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ proc verify*(m: Message, p: PeerInfo): bool =
 
 proc newMessage*(p: PeerInfo,
                  data: seq[byte],
-                 name: string,
+                 topic: string,
                  sign: bool = true): Message {.gcsafe.} =
   var seqno: seq[byte] = newSeq[byte](20)
   if p.publicKey.isSome and randomBytes(addr seqno[0], 20) > 0:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ proc newMessage*(p: PeerInfo,
     result = Message(fromPeer: p.peerId.getBytes(),
                      data: data,
                      seqno: seqno,
-                     topicIDs: @[name])
+                     topicIDs: @[topic])
     if sign:
       result = result.sign(p)
 
diff --git a/libp2p/standard_setup.nim b/libp2p/standard_setup.nim
index bb96cbee9..c05d34056 100644
--- a/libp2p/standard_setup.nim
+++ b/libp2p/standard_setup.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # compile time options here
 const
   libp2p_secure {.strdefine.} = ""
+  libp2p_pubsub_sign {.booldefine.} = true
+  libp2p_pubsub_verify {.booldefine.} = true
 
 import
   options, tables,
@@ -21,7 +23,9 @@ export
 proc newStandardSwitch*(privKey = none(PrivateKey),
                         address = MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0"),
                         triggerSelf = false,
-                        gossip = false): Switch =
+                        gossip = false,
+                        verifySignature = libp2p_pubsub_verify,
+                        sign = libp2p_pubsub_sign): Switch =
   proc createMplex(conn: Connection): Muxer =
     result = newMplex(conn)
 
@@ -36,10 +40,19 @@ proc newStandardSwitch*(privKey = none(PrivateKey),
     let secureManagers = {NoiseCodec: newNoise(seckey).Secure}.toTable
   else:
     let secureManagers = {SecioCodec: newSecio(seckey).Secure}.toTable
+
   let pubSub = if gossip:
-                 PubSub newPubSub(GossipSub, peerInfo, triggerSelf)
+                 PubSub newPubSub(GossipSub,
+                                  peerInfo = peerInfo,
+                                  triggerSelf = triggerSelf,
+                                  verifySignature = verifySignature,
+                                  sign = sign)
                else:
-                 PubSub newPubSub(FloodSub, peerInfo, triggerSelf)
+                 PubSub newPubSub(FloodSub,
+                                  peerInfo = peerInfo,
+                                  triggerSelf = triggerSelf,
+                                  verifySignature = verifySignature,
+                                  sign = sign)
 
   result = newSwitch(peerInfo,
                      transports,
@@ -47,4 +60,3 @@ proc newStandardSwitch*(privKey = none(PrivateKey),
                      muxers,
                      secureManagers = secureManagers,
                      pubSub = some(pubSub))
-
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipinternal.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipinternal.nim
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec8b6b6b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipinternal.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+include ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub
+
+import unittest
+import ../../libp2p/errors
+import ../../libp2p/stream/bufferstream
+
+type
+  TestGossipSub = ref object of GossipSub
+
+const
+  StreamTransportTrackerName = "stream.transport"
+  StreamServerTrackerName = "stream.server"
+
+suite "GossipSub internal":
+  teardown:
+    let
+      trackers = [
+        getTracker(BufferStreamTrackerName),
+        getTracker(AsyncStreamWriterTrackerName),
+        getTracker(AsyncStreamReaderTrackerName),
+        getTracker(StreamTransportTrackerName),
+        getTracker(StreamServerTrackerName)
+      ]
+    for tracker in trackers:
+      if not isNil(tracker):
+        # echo tracker.dump()
+        check tracker.isLeaked() == false
+
+  test "`rebalanceMesh` Degree Lo":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<15:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].conn = conn
+        gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      check gossipSub.peers.len == 15
+      await gossipSub.rebalanceMesh(topic)
+      check gossipSub.mesh[topic].len == GossipSubD
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`rebalanceMesh` Degree Hi":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<15:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].conn = conn
+        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len == 15
+      await gossipSub.rebalanceMesh(topic)
+      check gossipSub.mesh[topic].len == GossipSubD
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`replenishFanout` Degree Lo":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<15:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        var peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len == 15
+      await gossipSub.replenishFanout(topic)
+      check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == GossipSubD
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`dropFanoutPeers` drop expired fanout topics":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.lastFanoutPubSub[topic] = Moment.fromNow(100.millis)
+
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<6:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == GossipSubD
+
+      await gossipSub.dropFanoutPeers()
+      check topic notin gossipSub.fanout
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`dropFanoutPeers` leave unexpired fanout topics":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic1 = "foobar1"
+      let topic2 = "foobar2"
+      gossipSub.fanout[topic1] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.fanout[topic2] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.lastFanoutPubSub[topic1] = Moment.fromNow(100.millis)
+      gossipSub.lastFanoutPubSub[topic2] = Moment.fromNow(5.seconds)
+
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<6:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        gossipSub.fanout[topic1].incl(peerInfo.id)
+        gossipSub.fanout[topic2].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      check gossipSub.fanout[topic1].len == GossipSubD
+      check gossipSub.fanout[topic2].len == GossipSubD
+
+      await gossipSub.dropFanoutPeers()
+      check topic1 notin gossipSub.fanout
+      check topic2 in gossipSub.fanout
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`getGossipPeers` - should gather up to degree D non intersecting peers":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<30:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        if i mod 2 == 0:
+          gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+        else:
+          gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      for i in 0..<15:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == 15
+      check gossipSub.fanout[topic].len == 15
+      check gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].len == 15
+
+      let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
+      check peers.len == GossipSubD
+      for p in peers.keys:
+        check p notin gossipSub.fanout[topic]
+        check p notin gossipSub.mesh[topic]
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`getGossipPeers` - should not crash on missing topics in mesh":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<30:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        if i mod 2 == 0:
+          gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+        else:
+          gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
+      check peers.len == GossipSubD
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`getGossipPeers` - should not crash on missing topics in gossip":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.gossipsub[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<30:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        if i mod 2 == 0:
+          gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+        else:
+          gossipSub.gossipsub[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
+      check peers.len == GossipSubD
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
+
+  test "`getGossipPeers` - should not crash on missing topics in gossip":
+    proc testRun(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
+      let gossipSub = newPubSub(TestGossipSub,
+                                PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA)))
+
+      proc handler(peer: PubSubPeer, msg: seq[RPCMsg]) {.async.} =
+        discard
+
+      let topic = "foobar"
+      gossipSub.mesh[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      gossipSub.fanout[topic] = initHashSet[string]()
+      var conns = newSeq[Connection]()
+      for i in 0..<30:
+        let conn = newConnection(newBufferStream())
+        conns &= conn
+        let peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(PrivateKey.random(RSA))
+        conn.peerInfo = peerInfo
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id] = newPubSubPeer(peerInfo, GossipSubCodec)
+        gossipSub.peers[peerInfo.id].handler = handler
+        if i mod 2 == 0:
+          gossipSub.mesh[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+        else:
+          gossipSub.fanout[topic].incl(peerInfo.id)
+
+      let peers = gossipSub.getGossipPeers()
+      check peers.len == 0
+
+      await allFuturesThrowing(conns.mapIt(it.close()))
+
+      result = true
+
+    check:
+      waitFor(testRun()) == true
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
index 1cffc2dd6..8e34cf9b6 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testgossipsub.nim
@@ -171,44 +171,6 @@ suite "GossipSub":
     check:
       waitFor(runTests()) == true
 
-  test "GossipSub should add remote peer topic subscriptions":
-    proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-      proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
-        discard
-
-      let gossip1 = createGossipSub()
-      let gossip2 = createGossipSub()
-
-      var buf1 = newBufferStream()
-      var conn1 = newConnection(buf1)
-      conn1.peerInfo = gossip1.peerInfo
-
-      var buf2 = newBufferStream()
-      var conn2 = newConnection(buf2)
-      conn2.peerInfo = gossip2.peerInfo
-
-      buf1 = buf1 | buf2 | buf1
-
-      await gossip1.subscribeToPeer(conn2)
-      asyncCheck gossip2.handleConn(conn1, GossipSubCodec)
-
-      await gossip1.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-      await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-
-      check:
-        "foobar" in gossip2.gossipsub
-        gossip1.peerInfo.id in gossip2.gossipsub["foobar"]
-
-      await allFuturesThrowing(
-        buf1.close(),
-        buf2.close()
-      )
-
-      result = true
-
-    check:
-      waitFor(runTests()) == true
-
   test "e2e - GossipSub should add remote peer topic subscriptions":
     proc testBasicGossipSub(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
       proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
@@ -242,57 +204,6 @@ suite "GossipSub":
     check:
       waitFor(testBasicGossipSub()) == true
 
-  test "GossipSub should add remote peer topic subscriptions if both peers are subscribed":
-    proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-      proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
-        discard
-
-      let gossip1 = createGossipSub()
-      let gossip2 = createGossipSub()
-
-      var buf1 = newBufferStream()
-      var conn1 = newConnection(buf1)
-      conn1.peerInfo = gossip1.peerInfo
-
-      var buf2 = newBufferStream()
-      var conn2 = newConnection(buf2)
-      conn2.peerInfo = gossip2.peerInfo
-
-      buf1 = buf1 | buf2 | buf1
-
-      await gossip1.subscribeToPeer(conn2)
-      asyncCheck gossip1.handleConn(conn1, GossipSubCodec)
-
-      await gossip2.subscribeToPeer(conn1)
-      asyncCheck gossip2.handleConn(conn2, GossipSubCodec)
-
-      await gossip1.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-      await gossip2.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-      await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-
-      check:
-        "foobar" in gossip1.topics
-        "foobar" in gossip2.topics
-
-        "foobar" in gossip1.gossipsub
-        "foobar" in gossip2.gossipsub
-
-        # TODO: in a real setting, we would be checking for the peerId from
-        # gossip1 in gossip2 and vice versa, but since we're doing some mockery
-        # with connection piping and such, this is fine - do not change!
-        gossip1.peerInfo.id in gossip1.gossipsub["foobar"]
-        gossip2.peerInfo.id in gossip2.gossipsub["foobar"]
-
-      await allFuturesThrowing(
-        buf1.close(),
-        buf2.close()
-      )
-
-      result = true
-
-    check:
-      waitFor(runTests()) == true
-
   test "e2e - GossipSub should add remote peer topic subscriptions if both peers are subscribed":
     proc testBasicGossipSub(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
       proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
@@ -341,46 +252,6 @@ suite "GossipSub":
     check:
       waitFor(testBasicGossipSub()) == true
 
-  # test "send over fanout A -> B":
-  #   proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-  #     var handlerFut = newFuture[bool]()
-  #     proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
-  #       check:
-  #         topic == "foobar"
-  #         cast[string](data) == "Hello!"
-
-  #       handlerFut.complete(true)
-
-  #     let gossip1 = createGossipSub()
-  #     let gossip2 = createGossipSub()
-
-  #     var buf1 = newBufferStream()
-  #     var conn1 = newConnection(buf1)
-
-  #     var buf2 = newBufferStream()
-  #     var conn2 = newConnection(buf2)
-
-  #     conn1.peerInfo = gossip2.peerInfo
-  #     conn2.peerInfo = gossip1.peerInfo
-
-  #     buf1 = buf1 | buf2 | buf1
-
-  #     await gossip1.subscribeToPeer(conn2)
-  #     asyncCheck gossip1.handleConn(conn1, GossipSubCodec)
-
-  #     await gossip2.subscribeToPeer(conn1)
-  #     asyncCheck gossip2.handleConn(conn2, GossipSubCodec)
-
-  #     await gossip1.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-  #     await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-  #     await gossip2.publish("foobar", cast[seq[byte]]("Hello!"))
-  #     await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-
-  #     result = await handlerFut
-
-  #   check:
-  #     waitFor(runTests()) == true
-
   test "e2e - GossipSub send over fanout A -> B":
     proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
       var passed = newFuture[void]()
@@ -417,49 +288,6 @@ suite "GossipSub":
     check:
       waitFor(runTests()) == true
 
-  # test "send over mesh A -> B":
-  #   proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-  #     var passed = newFuture[void]()
-  #     proc handler(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe.} =
-  #       check:
-  #         topic == "foobar"
-  #         cast[string](data) == "Hello!"
-
-  #       passed.complete()
-
-  #     let gossip1 = createGossipSub()
-  #     let gossip2 = createGossipSub()
-
-  #     var buf1 = newBufferStream()
-  #     var conn1 = newConnection(buf1)
-  #     conn1.peerInfo = gossip1.peerInfo
-
-  #     var buf2 = newBufferStream()
-  #     var conn2 = newConnection(buf2)
-  #     conn2.peerInfo = gossip2.peerInfo
-
-  #     buf1 = buf1 | buf2 | buf1
-
-  #     await gossip1.subscribeToPeer(conn2)
-  #     await gossip2.subscribeToPeer(conn1)
-
-  #     await gossip1.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-  #     await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-
-  #     await gossip2.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-  #     await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-
-  #     await gossip2.publish("foobar", cast[seq[byte]]("Hello!"))
-  #     await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
-
-  #     await passed.wait(5.seconds)
-  #     result = true
-
-  #     await allFuturesThrowing(buf1.close(), buf2.close())
-
-  #   check:
-  #     waitFor(runTests()) == true
-
   test "e2e - GossipSub send over mesh A -> B":
     proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
       var passed: Future[bool] = newFuture[bool]()
@@ -488,64 +316,6 @@ suite "GossipSub":
     check:
       waitFor(runTests()) == true
 
-  # test "with multiple peers":
-  #   proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
-  #     var nodes: seq[GossipSub]
-  #     for i in 0..<10:
-  #       nodes.add(createGossipSub())
-
-  #     var pending: seq[Future[void]]
-  #     var awaitters: seq[Future[void]]
-  #     var seen: Table[string, int]
-  #     for dialer in nodes:
-  #       var handler: TopicHandler
-  #       closureScope:
-  #         var dialerNode = dialer
-  #         handler = proc(topic: string, data: seq[byte]) {.async, gcsafe, closure.} =
-  #           if dialerNode.peerInfo.peerId.get().pretty notin seen:
-  #             seen[dialerNode.peerInfo.peerId.get().pretty] = 0
-  #           seen[dialerNode.peerInfo.peerId.get().pretty].inc
-  #           check topic == "foobar"
-
-  #       await dialer.subscribe("foobar", handler)
-  #       await sleepAsync(20.millis)
-
-  #       for i, node in nodes:
-  #         if dialer.peerInfo.peerId != node.peerInfo.peerId:
-  #           var buf1 = newBufferStream()
-  #           var conn1 = newConnection(buf1)
-  #           conn1.peerInfo = dialer.peerInfo
-
-  #           var buf2 = newBufferStream()
-  #           var conn2 = newConnection(buf2)
-  #           conn2.peerInfo = node.peerInfo
-
-  #           buf1 = buf2 | buf1
-  #           buf2 = buf1 | buf2
-
-  #           pending.add(dialer.subscribeToPeer(conn2))
-  #           pending.add(node.subscribeToPeer(conn1))
-  #           await sleepAsync(10.millis)
-
-  #       awaitters.add(dialer.start())
-
-  #     await nodes[0].publish("foobar",
-  #                       cast[seq[byte]]("from node " &
-  #                       nodes[1].peerInfo.peerId.get().pretty))
-
-  #     await sleepAsync(1000.millis)
-  #     await allFuturesThrowing(nodes.mapIt(it.stop()))
-  #     await allFuturesThrowing(awaitters)
-
-  #     check: seen.len == 9
-  #     for k, v in seen.pairs:
-  #       check: v == 1
-
-  #     result = true
-
-  #   check:
-  #     waitFor(runTests()) == true
-
   test "e2e - GossipSub with multiple peers":
     proc runTests(): Future[bool] {.async.} =
       var nodes: seq[Switch] = newSeq[Switch]()
diff --git a/tests/pubsub/testpubsub.nim b/tests/pubsub/testpubsub.nim
index 1401b3168..96897e5bd 100644
--- a/tests/pubsub/testpubsub.nim
+++ b/tests/pubsub/testpubsub.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include ../../libp2p/protocols/pubsub/gossipsub
-import testfloodsub,
+import testgossipinternal,
+       testfloodsub,
        testgossipsub,
        testmcache
diff --git a/tests/testnative.nim b/tests/testnative.nim
index be262fc56..bb4147f48 100644
--- a/tests/testnative.nim
+++ b/tests/testnative.nim
@@ -19,5 +19,4 @@ import testtransport,
        testswitch,
        testnoise,
        testpeerinfo,
-       testmplex,
-       pubsub/testpubsub
+       testmplex