diff --git a/tests/test_higher.py b/tests/test_higher.py
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index 192e218..0000000
--- a/tests/test_higher.py
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@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-from nose.tools import assert_equal, nottest
-from parameterized import parameterized, parameterized_class
-
-import unittest
-from tests import tests
-
-#@nottest
-@parameterized_class([
-    { "val": False }, { "val": True }
-])
-class TestSetAndGetBoolHigher(unittest.TestCase):
-    """ strip tests, physical and virtual """
-    @parameterized.expand([
-    (0, 'mute'), (2, 'mono'), (3, 'A1'), (3, 'B3')
-    ])
-    def test_it_sets_and_gets_strip_bool_params(self, index, param):
-        setattr(tests.strip[index], param, self.val)
-        retval = getattr(tests.strip[index], param)
-        self.assertTrue(isinstance(retval, bool))
-        assert_equal(retval, self.val)