diff --git a/notebook/tests/notebook/deletecell.js b/notebook/tests/notebook/deletecell.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 6c98f28cc..000000000
--- a/notebook/tests/notebook/deletecell.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-
-// Test
-casper.notebook_test(function () {
-    var that = this;
-    var cell_is_deletable = function (index) {
-        // Get the deletable status of a cell.
-        return that.evaluate(function (index) {
-            var cell = IPython.notebook.get_cell(index);
-            return cell.is_deletable();
-        }, index);
-    };
-
-    var a = 'print("a")';
-    var index = this.append_cell(a);
-
-    var b = 'print("b")';
-    index = this.append_cell(b);
-
-    var c = 'print("c")';
-    index = this.append_cell(c);
-
-    this.thenEvaluate(function() {
-        IPython.notebook.get_cell(1).metadata.deletable = false;
-        IPython.notebook.get_cell(2).metadata.deletable = 0; // deletable only when exactly false
-        IPython.notebook.get_cell(3).metadata.deletable = true;
-    });
-
-    this.then(function () {
-        // Check deletable status of the cells
-        this.test.assert(cell_is_deletable(0), 'Cell 0 is deletable');
-        this.test.assert(!cell_is_deletable(1), 'Cell 1 is not deletable');
-        this.test.assert(cell_is_deletable(2), 'Cell 2 is deletable');
-        this.test.assert(cell_is_deletable(3), 'Cell 3 is deletable');
-    });
-
-    // Try to delete cell 0 (should succeed)
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(0);
-        this.trigger_keydown('esc');
-        this.trigger_keydown('d', 'd');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cells_length(), 3, 'Delete cell 0: There are now 3 cells');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(0), a, 'Delete cell 0: Cell 1 is now cell 0');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(1), b, 'Delete cell 0: Cell 2 is now cell 1');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(2), c, 'Delete cell 0: Cell 3 is now cell 2');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('dd', 'command', 0);
-    });
-
-    // Try to delete cell 0 (should fail)
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(0);
-        this.trigger_keydown('d', 'd');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cells_length(), 3, 'Delete cell 0: There are still 3 cells');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(0), a, 'Delete cell 0: Cell 0 was not deleted');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(1), b, 'Delete cell 0: Cell 1 was not affected');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(2), c, 'Delete cell 0: Cell 2 was not affected');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('dd', 'command', 0);
-    });
-
-    // Try to delete cell 1 (should succeed)
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(1);
-        this.trigger_keydown('d', 'd');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cells_length(), 2, 'Delete cell 1: There are now 2 cells');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(0), a, 'Delete cell 1: Cell 0 was not affected');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(1), c, 'Delete cell 1: Cell 1 was not affected');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('dd', 'command', 1);
-    });
-
-    // Try to delete cell 1 (should succeed)
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(1);
-        this.trigger_keydown('d', 'd');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cells_length(), 1, 'Delete cell 1: There is now 1 cell');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(0), a, 'Delete cell 2: Cell 0 was not affected');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('dd', 'command', 0);
-    });
-
-    // Change the deletable status of the last cells
-    this.thenEvaluate(function() {
-        IPython.notebook.get_cell(0).metadata.deletable = true;
-    });
-
-    this.then(function () {
-        // Check deletable status of the cell
-        this.test.assert(cell_is_deletable(0), 'Cell 0 is deletable');
-
-        // Try to delete the last cell (should succeed)
-        this.select_cell(0);
-        this.trigger_keydown('d', 'd');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cells_length(), 1, 'Delete last cell: There is still 1 cell');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cell_text(0), "", 'Delete last cell: Cell 0 was deleted');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('dd', 'command', 0);
-    });
-
-    // Make sure copied cells are deletable
-    this.thenEvaluate(function() {
-        IPython.notebook.get_cell(0).metadata.deletable = false;
-    });
-    this.then(function () {
-        this.select_cell(0);
-        this.trigger_keydown('c', 'v');
-        this.test.assertEquals(this.get_cells_length(), 2, 'Copy cell: There are 2 cells');
-        this.test.assert(!cell_is_deletable(0), 'Cell 0 is not deletable');
-        this.test.assert(cell_is_deletable(1), 'Cell 1 is deletable');
-        this.validate_notebook_state('cv', 'command', 1);
-    });
-});
diff --git a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
index 6b297fd31..60f7d8127 100644
--- a/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
+++ b/notebook/tests/selenium/test_deletecell.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import pytest
-from .utils import Notebook
-
-@pytest.fixture
-def notebook(authenticated_browser):
-    return Notebook.new_notebook(authenticated_browser)
 
 def get_cells_contents(nb):
     JS = 'return Jupyter.notebook.get_cells().map(function(c) {return c.get_text();})'
@@ -24,7 +19,6 @@ def delete_cell(notebook, index):
     notebook.current_cell.send_keys('dd')
 
 def test_delete_cells(notebook):
-    print('testing deleteable cells')
     a = 'print("a")'
     b = 'print("b")'
     c = 'print("c")'