diff --git a/tests/test_basic/geometry.xml b/tests/test_basic/geometry.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index bc56030e18..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_basic/geometry.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<geometry>
-
-  <!-- Sphere with radius 10 -->
-  <surface id="1" type="sphere" coeffs="0 0 0 10" boundary="vacuum"/>
-  <cell id="1" material="1" region="-1" />
-    
-</geometry>
diff --git a/tests/test_basic/materials.xml b/tests/test_basic/materials.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 315c0fa848..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_basic/materials.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<materials>
-
-  <material id="1">
-    <density value="4.5" units="g/cc" />
-    <nuclide name="U-235" xs="71c" ao="1.0" />
-  </material>
-
-</materials>
diff --git a/tests/test_basic/results_true.dat b/tests/test_basic/results_true.dat
deleted file mode 100644
index 5263a6b7fd..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_basic/results_true.dat
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-k-combined:
-3.021779E-01 3.813358E-03
diff --git a/tests/test_basic/settings.xml b/tests/test_basic/settings.xml
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index a6fd5da19e..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_basic/settings.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<settings>
-
-  <eigenvalue>
-    <batches>10</batches>
-    <inactive>5</inactive>
-    <particles>1000</particles>
-  </eigenvalue>
-
-  <source>
-    <space type="box">
-      <parameters>-4 -4 -4  4  4  4</parameters>
-    </space>
-  </source>
-
-</settings>
diff --git a/tests/test_basic/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic/test_basic.py
deleted file mode 100755
index 2a595f3e66..0000000000
--- a/tests/test_basic/test_basic.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python
-
-import os
-import sys
-sys.path.insert(0, os.pardir)
-from testing_harness import TestHarness
-
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    harness = TestHarness('statepoint.10.*')
-    harness.main()