diff --git a/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py b/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py
index 15be5631e..5ee09b27d 100644
--- a/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py
+++ b/Tests/designspaceLib/designspace_test.py
@@ -800,101 +800,3 @@ def __removeAxesFromDesignSpace(path):
     f.write(n)
     f.close()
 
-
-# @pytest.fixture
-# def invalid_designspace():
-#     p = "testCheck.designspace"
-#     __removeAxesFromDesignSpace(p)
-#     yield p
-
-
-# #@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="The check method requires MutatorMath")
-# def test_check(invalid_designspace, tmpdir):
-#     tmpdir = str(tmpdir)
-#     # check if the checks are checking
-#     testDocPath = os.path.join(tmpdir, invalid_designspace)
-#     masterPath1 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "masters", "masterTest1.ufo")
-#     masterPath2 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "masters", "masterTest2.ufo")
-#     instancePath1 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "instances", "instanceTest1.ufo")
-#     instancePath2 = os.path.join(tmpdir, "instances", "instanceTest2.ufo")
-
-#     # no default selected
-#     doc = DesignSpaceDocument()
-#     # add master 1
-#     s1 = SourceDescriptor()
-#     s1.path = masterPath1
-#     s1.name = "master.ufo1"
-#     s1.location = dict(snap=0, pop=10)
-#     s1.familyName = "MasterFamilyName"
-#     s1.styleName = "MasterStyleNameOne"
-#     doc.addSource(s1)
-#     # add master 2
-#     s2 = SourceDescriptor()
-#     s2.path = masterPath2
-#     s2.name = "master.ufo2"
-#     s2.location = dict(snap=1000, pop=20)
-#     s2.familyName = "MasterFamilyName"
-#     s2.styleName = "MasterStyleNameTwo"
-#     doc.addSource(s2)
-#     doc.checkAxes()
-#     doc.getAxisOrder() == ['snap', 'pop']
-#     assert doc.default == None
-#     doc.checkDefault()
-#     assert doc.default.name == 'master.ufo1'
-
-#     # default selected
-#     doc = DesignSpaceDocument()
-#     # add master 1
-#     s1 = SourceDescriptor()
-#     s1.path = masterPath1
-#     s1.name = "master.ufo1"
-#     s1.location = dict(snap=0, pop=10)
-#     s1.familyName = "MasterFamilyName"
-#     s1.styleName = "MasterStyleNameOne"
-#     doc.addSource(s1)
-#     # add master 2
-#     s2 = SourceDescriptor()
-#     s2.path = masterPath2
-#     s2.name = "master.ufo2"
-#     s2.copyInfo = True
-#     s2.location = dict(snap=1000, pop=20)
-#     s2.familyName = "MasterFamilyName"
-#     s2.styleName = "MasterStyleNameTwo"
-#     doc.addSource(s2)
-#     doc.checkAxes()
-#     assert doc.getAxisOrder() == ['snap', 'pop']
-#     assert doc.default == None
-#     doc.checkDefault()
-#     assert doc.default.name == 'master.ufo2'
-
-#     # generate a doc without axes, save and read again
-#     doc = DesignSpaceDocument()
-#     # add master 1
-#     s1 = SourceDescriptor()
-#     s1.path = masterPath1
-#     s1.name = "master.ufo1"
-#     s1.location = dict(snap=0, pop=10)
-#     s1.familyName = "MasterFamilyName"
-#     s1.styleName = "MasterStyleNameOne"
-#     doc.addSource(s1)
-#     # add master 2
-#     s2 = SourceDescriptor()
-#     s2.path = masterPath2
-#     s2.name = "master.ufo2"
-#     s2.location = dict(snap=1000, pop=20)
-#     s2.familyName = "MasterFamilyName"
-#     s2.styleName = "MasterStyleNameTwo"
-#     doc.addSource(s2)
-#     doc.checkAxes()
-#     doc.write(testDocPath)
-#     __removeAxesFromDesignSpace(testDocPath)
-
-#     new = DesignSpaceDocument()
-#     new.read(testDocPath)
-#     assert len(new.axes) == 2
-#     new.checkAxes()
-#     assert len(new.axes) == 2
-#     assert print([a.name for a in new.axes]) == ['snap', 'pop']
-#     new.write(testDocPath)
-
-