diff --git a/test/api/test_api_batch.py b/test/api/test_api_batch.py
index d85f0c890c4..7268ebbef32 100644
--- a/test/api/test_api_batch.py
+++ b/test/api/test_api_batch.py
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import json
-import logging
-import pprint
 
 from requests import post
 
 from base import api
 
-log = logging.getLogger( "functional_tests.py" )
-
 
 class ApiBatchTestCase( api.ApiTestCase ):
 
@@ -22,9 +18,6 @@ class ApiBatchTestCase( api.ApiTestCase ):
         data = json.dumps({ "batch" : batch })
         return post( "%s/batch" % ( self.galaxy_interactor.api_url ), data=data )
 
-    def _log_reponse( self, response ):
-        log.debug( 'RESPONSE %s\n%s', ( '-' * 40 ), pprint.pformat( response ) )
-
     # ---- tests
     def test_simple_array( self ):
         batch = [
@@ -35,7 +28,6 @@ class ApiBatchTestCase( api.ApiTestCase ):
         ]
         response = self._post_batch( batch )
         response = response.json()
-        # self._log_reponse( response )
         self.assertIsInstance( response, list )
         self.assertEquals( len( response ), 3 )
 
@@ -65,7 +57,6 @@ class ApiBatchTestCase( api.ApiTestCase ):
         ]
         response = self._post_batch( batch )
         response = response.json()
-        # self._log_reponse( response )
         self.assertIsInstance( response, list )
         self.assertEquals( response[0][ 'status' ], 400 )
         self.assertEquals( response[1][ 'status' ], 501 )
@@ -83,7 +74,6 @@ class ApiBatchTestCase( api.ApiTestCase ):
         ]
         response = self._post_batch( batch )
         response = response.json()
-        self._log_reponse( response )
         self.assertEquals( len( response ), 2 )
         self.assertEquals( len( response[0][ 'body' ].keys() ), 2 )
         self.assertEquals( response[1][ 'body' ], [] )
diff --git a/test/casperjs/api-batch-tests.js b/test/casperjs/api-batch-tests.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 30d861108de..00000000000
--- a/test/casperjs/api-batch-tests.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-var require = patchRequire( require ),
-    spaceghost = require( 'spaceghost' ).fromCasper( casper ),
-    xpath = require( 'casper' ).selectXPath,
-    utils = require( 'utils' ),
-    format = utils.format;
-
-function apiBatch( batch ){
-    return spaceghost.api._ajax( 'api/batch', {
-        type        : 'POST',
-        contentType : 'application/json',
-        data        : { batch : batch }
-    });
-}
-
-spaceghost.test.begin( 'Test the API batch system', 0, function suite( test ){
-    spaceghost.start();
-
-    // ======================================================================== SET UP
-    var email = spaceghost.user.getRandomEmail(),
-        password = '123456';
-    if( spaceghost.fixtureData.testUser ){
-        email = spaceghost.fixtureData.testUser.email;
-        password = spaceghost.fixtureData.testUser.password;
-    }
-    spaceghost.user.registerUser( email, password );
-
-    var responseKeys = [ 'body', 'headers', 'status' ];
-
-    // ======================================================================== TESTS
-    spaceghost.then( function(){
-        // --------------------------------------------------------------------
-        this.test.comment( 'API batching should allow multiple requests and responses, executed in order' );
-        var responses = apiBatch([
-                { url : '/api/histories' },
-                { url : '/api/histories', type: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({ name: 'wert' }) },
-                { url : '/api/histories' },
-            ]);
-        // this.debug( 'responses:' + this.jsonStr( responses ) );
-        this.test.assert( utils.isArray( responses ), "returned an array: length " + responses.length );
-        this.test.assert( responses.length === 3, 'Has three responses' );
-
-        var historiesBeforeCreate = responses[0],
-            createdHistory = responses[1],
-            historiesAfterCreate = responses[2];
-        this.test.assert( utils.isArray( historiesBeforeCreate.body ),
-            "first histories call returned an array" + historiesBeforeCreate.body.length );
-        this.test.assert( utils.isObject( createdHistory.body ), 'history create returned an object' );
-        this.test.assert( historiesAfterCreate.body[0].id === createdHistory.body.id,
-            "second histories call includes the newly created history:" + historiesAfterCreate.body[0].id );
-
-
-        this.test.comment( 'API batching should handle bad routes well' );
-        responses = apiBatch([
-            { url : '/api/bler' },
-        ]);
-        // this.debug( 'responses:' + this.jsonStr( responses ) );
-        this.test.assert( responses.length === 1 );
-        var badRouteResponse = responses[0];
-        this.test.assert( badRouteResponse.status === 404 );
-        this.test.assert( utils.isObject( badRouteResponse.body )
-                       && this.countKeys( badRouteResponse.body ) === 0 );
-
-        this.test.comment( 'API batching should handle errors well' );
-        responses = apiBatch([
-            { url : '/api/histories/abc123' },
-            { url : '/api/users/123', method: 'PUT' }
-        ]);
-        // this.debug( 'responses:' + this.jsonStr( responses ) );
-        this.test.assert( responses.length === 2 );
-        var badIdResponse = responses[0],
-            notImplemented = responses[1];
-        this.test.assert( badIdResponse.status === 400 );
-        this.test.assert( notImplemented.status === 501 );
-
-    /*
-    */
-    });
-    //spaceghost.user.logout();
-
-    // ===================================================================
-    spaceghost.run( function(){ test.done(); });
-});
-