diff --git a/pactest/Makefile.am b/pactest/Makefile.am
index 879f23d0..85bb8017 100644
--- a/pactest/Makefile.am
+++ b/pactest/Makefile.am
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@ check_SCRIPTS = \
 	pmrule.py \
 	pmtest.py \
 	util.py \
-	$(wildcard tests/*.py) \
-	tests/TESTS
+	$(wildcard tests/*.py)
 
 noinst_SCRIPTS = $(check_SCRIPTS)
 
diff --git a/pactest/tests/TESTS b/pactest/tests/TESTS
deleted file mode 100644
index e09a78b9..00000000
--- a/pactest/tests/TESTS
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-TODO: this is really outdated, needs regeneration (after we rename tests)
-
-add001: Install a package
-add002: Install a package (already installed)
-add003: Install a set of packages
-add004: Install a set of the same package at different versions
-add010: Install a package with a filesystem conflict
-add011: Install a package with a filesystem conflict (--force)
-add012: Install two packages with a conflicting file
-add013: Install two packages with a conflicting file (--force)
-add020: Install a package with an existing file
-add021: Install a package with an existing file (new modified)
-add030: Freshen a package
-add031: Freshen a package (installed is newer)
-add032: Freshen a package (installed is newer)
-add040: Install a package with a missing dependency
-add041: Install a package with a missing dependency (nodeps)
-add042: Install a package with cascaded dependencies
-add050: Install a package with a file in NoUpgrade
-add060: Install a package with a file in NoExtract
-query001: Query a package
-remove010: Remove a package, with a file marked for backup
-remove011: Remove a package, with a modified file marked for backup
-remove020: Remove a package, with a file marked for backup (--nosave)
-remove021: Remove a package, with a modified  file marked for backup (--nosave)
-smoke001: Install a thousand packages in a single transaction
-sync001: Install a package from a sync db
-sync002: Upgrade a package from a sync db
-sync003: Install a package from a sync db, with a filesystem conflict
-sync010: Install a package from a sync db, with its dependencies
-sync040: Install two targets with a conflict
-sync041: Install two conflicting targets
-sync042: Install a sync package conflicting with a local one
-sync043: Install a sync package conflicting with a local one
-sync050: Install a virtual target (provided by a sync package)
-sync100: Sysupgrade with a newer sync package
-sync101: Sysupgrade with same version for local and sync packages
-sync102: Sysupgrade with a newer local package
-sync103: Sysupgrade with a local package not existing in sync db
-sync110: Sysupgrade of a package pulling new dependencies
-sync120: Sysupgrade of packages in 'IgnorePkg'
-sync130: Sysupgrade with a sync package replacing a local one
-sync131: Sysupgrade with a sync package replacing a set of local ones
-sync132: Sysupgrade with a replacement for a local package out of date
-sync133: Sysupgrade with a sync package replacing a local one in 'IgnorePkg'
-sync134: Sysupgrade with a set of sync packages replacing a set local one
-sync135: Sysupgrade with a set of sync packages replacing a set of local ones
-sync897: System upgrade
-sync898: System upgrade
-sync899: System upgrade
-sync990: Sync a package pulling a dependency conflicting with a target
-sync992: Sync a package pulling a conflicting dependency
-sync999: System upgrade
-upgrade001: Upgrade a package (newer version)
-upgrade002: Upgrade a package (same version)
-upgrade003: Upgrade a package (lesser version)
-upgrade004: Upgrade a package (not installed)
-upgrade010: Upgrade a package, with a file in NoUpgrade
-upgrade020: Upgrade a package, with a file in 'backup' (new modified)
-upgrade021: Upgrade a package, with a file in 'backup' (local modified, new unchanged)
-upgrade022: Upgrade a package, with a file in 'backup' (local and new modified)
-upgrade030: Upgrade packages with various reasons
-upgrade040: file relocation 1