diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 1d10e39..79930e6 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@ module.exports = function(grunt) {
 		qunit: {
 			all: {
 				options: {
-					urls: ['http://localhost:<%= connect.test.options.port %>/test/unit/index.html']
+					urls: [
+						'http://localhost:<%= connect.test.options.port %>/test/unit/index.html',
+						'http://localhost:<%= connect.test.options.port %>/test/integration/index.html']
 				}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
index b1c4f98..31cc2af 100644
--- a/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
+++ b/src/js/dao/email-dao.js
@@ -131,104 +131,6 @@ app.dao.EmailDAO = function(_, crypto, devicestorage, cloudstorage, util, keycha
 		}
 	};
 
-	/**
-	 * Checks the user virtual inbox containing end-2-end encrypted mail items
-	 */
-	this.checkVInbox = function(callback) {
-		var self = this;
-
-		cloudstorage.listEncryptedItems('email', this.account.get('emailAddress'), 'vinbox', function(err, data) {
-			// if virtual inbox is emtpy just callback
-			if (err || !data || data.status || data.length === 0) {
-				callback(); // error
-				return;
-			}
-
-			// asynchronously iterate over the encrypted items
-			var after = _.after(data.length, function() {
-				callback();
-			});
-
-			_.each(data, function(asymCt) {
-				// asymmetric decrypt
-				asymDecryptMail(asymCt, function(err, pt) {
-					if (err) {
-						callback(err);
-						return;
-					}
-
-					// symmetric encrypt and push to cloud
-					symEncryptAndUpload(pt, function(err) {
-						if (err) {
-							callback(err);
-							return;
-						}
-
-						// delete asymmetricall encrypted item from virtual inbox
-						deleteVinboxItem(asymCt, function(err) {
-							if (err) {
-								callback(err);
-								return;
-							}
-
-							after(); // asynchronously iterate through objects
-						});
-					});
-				});
-			});
-		});
-
-		function asymDecryptMail(m, callback) {
-			var pubKeyId = m.senderPk.split(';')[1];
-			// pull the sender's public key
-			cloudstorage.getPublicKey(pubKeyId, function(err, senderPk) {
-				if (err) {
-					callback(err);
-					return;
-				}
-
-				// do authenticated decryption
-				naclCrypto.asymDecrypt(m.ciphertext, m.itemIV, senderPk.publicKey, keypair.boxSk, function(plaintext) {
-					callback(null, JSON.parse(plaintext));
-				});
-			});
-		}
-
-		function symEncryptAndUpload(email, callback) {
-			var itemKey = util.random(self.account.get('symKeySize')),
-				itemIV = util.random(self.account.get('symIvSize')),
-				keyIV = util.random(self.account.get('symIvSize')),
-				json = JSON.stringify(email),
-				envelope, encryptedKey;
-
-			// symmetrically encrypt item
-			crypto.aesEncrypt(json, itemKey, itemIV, function(ct) {
-
-				// encrypt item key for user
-				encryptedKey = crypto.aesEncryptForUserSync(itemKey, keyIV);
-				envelope = {
-					id: email.id,
-					crypto: 'aes-128-ccm',
-					ciphertext: ct,
-					encryptedKey: encryptedKey,
-					keyIV: keyIV,
-					itemIV: itemIV
-				};
-
-				// push encrypted item to cloud
-				cloudstorage.putEncryptedItem(envelope, 'email', self.account.get('emailAddress'), 'inbox', function(err) {
-					callback(err);
-				});
-			});
-		}
-
-		function deleteVinboxItem(email, callback) {
-			cloudstorage.deleteEncryptedItem(email.id, 'email', self.account.get('emailAddress'), 'vinbox', function(err) {
-				callback(err);
-			});
-		}
-	};
-
 	/**
 	 * Synchronize a folder's items from the cloud to the device-storage
 	 * @param folderName [String] The name of the folder e.g. 'inbox'
diff --git a/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js b/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js
index df4a3d2..5aa0aa4 100644
--- a/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js
+++ b/test/integration/cloudstorage-dao-test.js
@@ -135,61 +135,51 @@ asyncTest("Get Public Keys", 2, function() {
 
 module("Email DAO");
 
-// asyncTest("Init", 1, function() {
+asyncTest("Init", 1, function() {
+	var account = new app.model.Account({
+		emailAddress: cloudstoragedao_test.user,
+		symKeySize: cloudstoragedao_test.keySize,
+		symIvSize: cloudstoragedao_test.ivSize,
+		asymKeySize: cloudstoragedao_test.rsaKeySize
+	});
 
-// 	var account = new app.model.Account({
-// 		emailAddress: cloudstoragedao_test.user,
-// 		symKeySize: cloudstoragedao_test.keySize,
-// 		symIvSize: cloudstoragedao_test.ivSize,
-// 		asymKeySize: cloudstoragedao_test.rsaKeySize
-// 	});
+	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.init(account, cloudstoragedao_test.password, function(err) {
+		ok(!err, 'Init complete');
 
-// 	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.init(account, cloudstoragedao_test.password, function(err) {
-// 		ok(!err, 'Init complete');
+		start();
+	});
+});
 
-// 		start();
-// 	});
-// });
+asyncTest("Send Plaintext Email item", 1, function() {
+	var email = new app.model.Email({
+		id: cloudstoragedao_test.util.UUID(),
+		from: cloudstoragedao_test.user, // sender address
+		to: [cloudstoragedao_test.user], // list of receivers
+		subject: 'Client Email DAO Test', // Subject line
+		body: 'Hello world' // plaintext body
+	});
 
-// asyncTest("Send Plaintext Email item", 1, function() {
+	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.sendEmail(email, function(err) {
+		ok(!err, 'Email sent');
 
-// 	var email = new app.model.Email({
-// 		id: cloudstoragedao_test.util.UUID(),
-// 		from: cloudstoragedao_test.user, // sender address
-// 		to: [cloudstoragedao_test.user], // list of receivers
-// 		subject: 'Client Email DAO Test', // Subject line
-// 		body: 'Hello world' // plaintext body
-// 	});
+		start();
+	});
+});
 
-// 	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.sendEmail(email, function(err) {
-// 		ok(!err, 'Email sent');
+asyncTest("Sync emails from cloud", 1, function() {
+	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.syncFromCloud('inbox', function(err) {
+		ok(!err, 'Synced items');
 
-// 		start();
-// 	});
-// });
+		start();
+	});
+});
 
-// asyncTest("Check virtual inbox, re-encrypt and push to cloud", 1, function() {
-// 	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.checkVInbox(function(err) {
-// 		ok(!err, 'Synced items');
+asyncTest("List emails from cloud", 2, function() {
 
-// 		start();
-// 	});
-// });
+	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.listItems('inbox', 0, null, function(err, collection) {
+		ok(!err);
+		ok(collection.length > 0, 'Read synced items');
 
-// asyncTest("Sync emails from cloud", 1, function() {
-// 	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.syncFromCloud('inbox', function(err) {
-// 		ok(!err, 'Synced items');
-
-// 		start();
-// 	});
-// });
-
-// asyncTest("List emails from cloud", 3, function() {
-
-// 	cloudstoragedao_test.emailDao.listItems('inbox', 0, null, function(err, collection) {
-// 		ok(!err);
-// 		ok(collection.length > 0, 'Read synced items');
-
-// 		start();
-// 	});
-// });
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+		start();
+	});
+});
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