diff --git a/tests/python/test_examples.py b/tests/python/test_examples.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 428809fd..00000000
--- a/tests/python/test_examples.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,89 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import traceback
-import json
-import sys
-import shutil
-import unittest
-import io
-from contextlib import redirect_stdout
-from functools import partial
-
-BASE_DIR = os.path.realpath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../../"))
-GB = globals()
-LC = locals()
-
-
-def iter_notebook(filename):
-    with open(filename) as fp:
-        nb = json.load(fp)
-
-    for i, cell in enumerate(nb["cells"], 1):
-        if cell["cell_type"] == "code":
-            source = "".join(
-                line for line in cell["source"] if not line.startswith("%")
-            )
-            yield i, source
-
-
-def test_notebook_runner(self, notebook):
-    assert os.path.isfile(notebook)
-    for i, block in iter_notebook(notebook):
-        with io.StringIO() as buf, redirect_stdout(buf):
-            try:
-                exec(block, GB, LC)
-            except Exception as e:
-                assert (
-                    False
-                ), f"failed in {notebook} cell {i}.\n\nReason:\n{e}.\n\nBlock:\n{block}"
-
-
-class MetaTest(type):
-    def __new__(cls, name, bases, dct):
-        instance = super().__new__(cls, name, bases, dct)
-        dirname = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "example"))
-        for f in filter(lambda x: x.endswith("ipynb"), os.listdir(dirname)):
-            fname, *_ = os.path.basename(f).split(".")
-            notebook = os.path.join(dirname, f)
-            setattr(
-                instance,
-                f"test_notebook_{fname}",
-                partial(test_notebook_runner, instance, notebook),
-            )
-        return instance
-
-
-class TestExamples(unittest.TestCase, metaclass=MetaTest):
-
-    """Examples test"""
-
-    @unittest.skipUnless(sys.version_info.minor >= 7, "python version > 3.7")
-    def test_python_readme(self):
-        try:
-            fname = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "ioh", "README.md")
-            self.assertTrue(os.path.isfile(fname))
-            with open(fname) as f:
-                data = f.read().split("```")
-                with io.StringIO() as buf, redirect_stdout(buf):
-                    for i, x in enumerate(data):
-                        if x.startswith("python"):
-                            block = x[6:].strip()
-                            if not "help" in block:
-                                try:
-                                    exec(block, GB, LC)
-                                except Exception as e:
-                                    raise Exception(
-                                        f"failed in cell {i}. Reasion {e}.\n{traceback.format_exc()}"
-                                    )
-        except:
-            raise
-        finally:
-            shutil.rmtree("temp", ignore_errors=True)
-            shutil.rmtree("temp2", ignore_errors=True)
-            shutil.rmtree("temp3", ignore_errors=True)
-            shutil.rmtree("ioh_data", ignore_errors=True)
-            if os.path.exists("ioh_data.zip"):
-                os.remove("ioh_data.zip")
-
-
-if __name__ == "__main__":
-    unittest.main()